Berlinda of Meerbeke

Saint

Berlindis
Saint; Berlindis
	Stained glass window of Saint Berlindis in Sint-Pieter en Sint-Berlindiskerk, in Meerbeke, Belgium
Died	c. 702 AD
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized	1625, Rome by Pope Urban VIII
Feast	February 3
Attributes	Depicted as a Brabantian nun with a cow and either a pruning hook or branch; sometimes portrayed with Saints Nona and Celsa
Patronage	Protectress of trees and invoked against cattle diseases

Berlinda (Latin: Berlindis, Berlenda, Berelenda, other variants; also known as Bellaude; died 702 AD) was a Benedictine nun of noble descent. Her feast day is 3 February.

[fusconi-1] Fusconi, Gian Michele. "Santa Berlinda di Meerbeke", Santi e Beati, August 30, 2011

[2] Saint Patrick Catholic Church: Saint of the Day, February 3

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