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Madelberta
7th-century nun
SaintFull write-upBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 7 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
700
Died
706
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Maubeuge in Hainault, in the territory of present-day France, Saint Madelberta, abbess, who succeeded her sister Saint Aldetrudis.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 7 September as an abbess of Maubeuge who succeeded her sister Saint Aldetrudis.
Connected on this site
- Aldetrude di Maubeuge Saint Brother or sister
- Dentelin of Mons Saint Brother or sister
- Landry of Paris Saint Brother or sister
- Waltrude Saint Mother, Parent
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 7 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q181928 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Madelberte of Maubeuge (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.