Reineldis
Belgian saint
Reineldis (c. 630 – c. 680) was a saint of the 7th century, martyred by raiding barbarians.
Life
Reineldis was born in a place called Condacum (which is identified with either Condé-sur-l'Escaut or Kontich). She was the daughter of Duke Witger of Lotharingia and Saint Amalberga of Maubeuge. Her brother Emebert was a priest in the diocese of Cambrai. Pharaildis, Gudula and Ermelinde were also her siblings. Her mother entered the religious life at Maubeuge Abbey.
Reineldis made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Her vita, written between 1048 and 1051 in Lobbes Abbey,
records this fact, stating that she visited Jerusalem.
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