13th century

Saint Jutta

Yvette

Recluse in Huy

Death
1228 (naturelle)
Categories
widow , recluse
Associated Places
Huy (BE)
Summary

A wealthy young widow from Huy in the 13th century, Saint Jutta refused to remarry in order to dedicate herself to the service of lepers. At twenty-three, she abandoned luxury to care for the most neglected sick free of charge before ending her life as a recluse.

Guided reading

3 reading sections

SAINT JUTTA OR YVETTE, RECLUSE IN HUY (1228).

Conversion 01 / 03

Vocation and renunciation of the world

A young widow from the nobility, Jutte refuses to remarry despite the insistence of her parents in order to dedicate herself to God.

Saint Jutte Sainte Jutte Recluse and first mentor of Hildegard. was a young, beautiful, and wealthy widow, whom her father and mother tried in vain to remarry.

Life 02 / 03

Service at the leper colony

At twenty-three, she left her affluent environment to serve the sick voluntarily in a poor and neglected leper colony.

In the vicinity of the town where she lived was a leper colony, that is to say, a house of refuge for lepers. As the hospital in question was very poor, it was difficult to find charitable people who would want to go there to serve the sick.

Jutte was then twenty-three yea rs ol Jutte Recluse and first mentor of Hildegard. d; she had been raised amidst the comforts of luxury: however, she devoted herself gratuitously to a work that even the poorest would not undertake for money.

Theology 03 / 03

Charity as proof of piety

The text concludes with a spiritual reflection linking the love of neighbor to true devotion, citing the Gospel of John.

Oh! What a good devotee Saint Jutte was! How well she understood that works of charity are the touchstone of true piety! It is written, indeed, in the Gospel according to Saint John: "He who does not l saint Jean Roman martyr beheaded in 363. ove his brother remains in death."

Official source Les Petits Bollandistes, by Mgr Paul GUÉRIN, chamberlain to His Holiness Pius IX.

Annexes & related entities

Structured data for exploration: events, miracles, quotes, places, attributes, patronages, and important entities cited in the text.

Key Events

  1. Early widowhood
  2. Refusal to remarry despite pressure from her parents
  3. Voluntary service to lepers at the age of twenty-three
  4. Life as a recluse in Huy

Quotes

  • He who does not love his brother abides in death Gospel according to Saint John (cited in the text)

Associated Places

Patron of

Important entities

Ranked by relevance in the text
Saint Jutta Saint 100 Recluse and first mentor of Hildegard. 3 mentions · 3 sections Leper hospital Institution 81 A poor establishment intended for the care of lepers where Jutta exercised her charity. 3 mentions · 1 section Huy Place 60 City of which he is the patron saint and where he is buried. 0 mentions Saint John Saint 50 Roman martyr beheaded in 363. 1 mention · 1 section