You might think of March 17 as St. Patrick’s Day, but it’s also the feast day of a lesser-known saint: Gertrude of Nivelles, patron saint of cats. At least that's what the internet says ...

These days many celebrate St Patrick’s Day ... Yes, Gertrude is now an unofficial patron saint for cats. Gertrude was born into what was to become the most illustrious dynasty of early medieval ...

Let us not forget St. Gertrude, the patron saint of cats. Today is her day too. And you don't even have to drink beer with food dye in it to celebrate. Gertrude of Nivelles, who lived from 621 to 659.

St. Patrick may get the lion's share of the glory every March 17, but it's also the day to celebrate Gertrude, patron saint of house-trained felines and their ilk. Her legacy was originally ...

On Nov. 16 the Catholic Church celebrates the memory of a distinguished medieval nun and writer in the Benedictine monastic tradition, Saint Gertrude of Helfta, better known as "St. Gertrude the ...

March 17 is St Gertrude's Day, a saint who has become the unofficial patron saint of cats, probably due to her association with warding off rats and mice. To mark the unofficial day of cats ...

A 1619 engraving of St Gertrude, standing ... Catholics, Anglicans, and Eastern Orthodox all recognise patron saints: special figures among the avowedly blessed whom, by choice or by venerable ...

These days many celebrate St Patrick's Day ... Yes, Gertrude is now an unofficial patron saint for cats . Gertrude was born into what was to become the most illustrious dynasty of early medieval ...