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Wivina (1103–1168) was a Benedictine abbess. Born in Oisy, France, she refused all offers of marriage, becoming, aged 23, a hermit at Groot-Bijgaarden, near Brussels. She later accepted land from Count Godfrey of Brabant on which she built a monastery, serving as its first abbess.

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Occupation: Christian nun

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Position held

abbess, abbot

Born

1103, 1109

Died

1168, 1170

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