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|SaintName=Saint Adalbald of Ostrevant | |SaintName=Saint Adalbald of Ostrevant | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=February 02 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Flanders (region), Frankish Kingdom | |SaintBirthPlace=Flanders (region), Frankish Kingdom | ||
|SaintDeathDate=652-01-02 | |||
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|DeathPlace=Péruwelz, Hainaut, Frankish Kingdom (modern Belgium) | |DeathPlace=Péruwelz, Hainaut, Frankish Kingdom (modern Belgium) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=50.616700, 3.583300 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=50.616700, 3.583300 | ||
|SaintCauseOfDeath=martyrdom | |SaintCauseOfDeath=martyrdom | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Belgium; France | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Tournai]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Profession=nobleman | |Profession=nobleman | ||
|Attributes=sword; martyr’s palm | |Attributes=sword; martyr’s palm | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Abbey of Saint-Ghislain, Rue de la Chaussée, 7330 Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Belgium | |PrimaryShrine=Abbey of Saint-Ghislain, Rue de la Chaussée, 7330 Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Belgium | ||
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'''Saint Adalbald of Ostrevant''' (also '''Adelbold''', '''Adalbaud'''; died 1 February 652) was a 7th-century Frankish nobleman and martyr, venerated for his piety and violent death at the hands of relatives opposed to his marriage.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3092 |title=St. Adalbald of Ostrevant |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> According to the near-contemporary ''Vita Sanctae Geretrudis'' (Life of Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, c. 670), Adalbald was the son of Saint Gertrude of Hamage and a high official at the court of Dagobert I, belonging to the powerful Pippinid–Arnulfing family circle.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06470a.htm |title=St. Gertrude of Nivelles |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Married to Saint Rictrude of Marchiennes (c. 645), he fathered four children who became saints: Maurontius, Eusebia, Clotsinda, and Adalsinda. While traveling to Gascony to collect taxes, he was assassinated near Péruwelz (Hainaut) by relatives of Rictrude who disapproved of the union, possibly for political reasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/1150/Saint-Adalbald.html |title=Saint Adalbald |publisher=Nominis |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> His body was returned to Flanders and buried at the abbey of Saint-Amand, later translated to Saint-Ghislain. | '''Saint Adalbald of Ostrevant''' (also '''Adelbold''', '''Adalbaud'''; died 1 February 652) was a 7th-century Frankish nobleman and martyr, venerated for his piety and violent death at the hands of relatives opposed to his marriage.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3092 |title=St. Adalbald of Ostrevant |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> According to the near-contemporary ''Vita Sanctae Geretrudis'' (Life of Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, c. 670), Adalbald was the son of Saint Gertrude of Hamage and a high official at the court of Dagobert I, belonging to the powerful Pippinid–Arnulfing family circle.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06470a.htm |title=St. Gertrude of Nivelles |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Married to Saint Rictrude of Marchiennes (c. 645), he fathered four children who became saints: Maurontius, Eusebia, Clotsinda, and Adalsinda. While traveling to Gascony to collect taxes, he was assassinated near Péruwelz (Hainaut) by relatives of Rictrude who disapproved of the union, possibly for political reasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/1150/Saint-Adalbald.html |title=Saint Adalbald |publisher=Nominis |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> His body was returned to Flanders and buried at the abbey of Saint-Amand, later translated to Saint-Ghislain. | ||