Beuve, Abbess of Saint Pierre de Reims
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Saint Beuve and her brother Balderic (or Baudry) lived in the 7th century in France. They were reputed to be children of Sigebert I
or Sigebert II
, king of Austrasia
, based on oral tradition recorded by Flodoard
, Canon of Reims, three centuries later. They are also said to be related to King Dagobert, presumably Dagobert I
of Austrasia
.
Saint Beuve was the first abbess of Saint-Pierre-les-Dames in Reims
. In 639 her brother Balderic established the convent for her. She was succeeded as abbess by her niece Dode (or Doda).
Her feast day is April 24.
Sigebert I
Sigebert I was the king of Austrasia from the death of his father in 561 to his own death. He was the third surviving son out of four of Clotaire I and Ingund...
or Sigebert II
Sigebert II
Sigebert II was king of Burgundy and Austrasia . Bastard son of Theuderic II, he succeeded his father in 613; but the mayor of the palace of Austrasia, Warnachar, feared that at his young age he would fall under the influence of his great-grandmother Brunhilda.Brunhilda had brought him before a...
, king of Austrasia
Austrasia
Austrasia formed the northeastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of the territory of present-day eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Metz served as its capital, although some Austrasian kings ruled from Rheims, Trier, and...
, based on oral tradition recorded by Flodoard
Flodoard
-Biography:He was born at Épernay, and educated at Reims in the cathedral school which had been established by Archbishop Fulcon .As canon of Reims, and favourite of the archbishops Herivaeus and Seulfus -Biography:He was born at Épernay, and educated at Reims in the cathedral school which had...
, Canon of Reims, three centuries later. They are also said to be related to King Dagobert, presumably Dagobert I
Dagobert I
Dagobert I was the king of Austrasia , king of all the Franks , and king of Neustria and Burgundy . He was the last Merovingian dynast to wield any real royal power...
of Austrasia
Austrasia
Austrasia formed the northeastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of the territory of present-day eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Metz served as its capital, although some Austrasian kings ruled from Rheims, Trier, and...
.
Saint Beuve was the first abbess of Saint-Pierre-les-Dames in Reims
Reims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
. In 639 her brother Balderic established the convent for her. She was succeeded as abbess by her niece Dode (or Doda).
Her feast day is April 24.