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Detail Of A Statue Of Blessed Bertrada Holding A Smaller Statue Of Blessed Charlemagne Date And Artist Unknown
Detail Of A Statue Of Blessed Bertrada Holding A Smaller Statue Of Blessed Charlemagne Date And Artist Unknown

Blessed Bertrada Of Laon

Also known as: Bertrada the Pius; Bertrada la Pia; Bertha…; Berta…

Blessed
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

24-Mar

Born

726

Died

12 July 783 of natural causes; buried in Saint-Denis, France

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Blessed Bertrada of Laon, also known as Bertrada the Pious, Bertrada la Pia, Bertha, or Berta, was a remarkable figure in medieval history. She was born in the year 726 and lived until the 12th of July, 783, when she passed away peacefully due to natural causes. Bertrada is best known for her marriage to King Pepin the Short, making her the Queen of the Franks. Together, she and Pepin had a son named Blessed Charlemagne, who would go on to become one of the most famous and influential rulers of the Middle Ages.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
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