Bertilla of Chelles

Holy Venerable Bertilla of Chelles (Berthild) was a nun at the convent of Jouarre near Meaux in France and became the first abbess of Chelles near Paris. Under her the convent flourished for some fifty years. She reposed around 705. She is a saint of the undivided Church, known from the Western calendars.

She is commemorated on 5 November, the liturgical date in the Orthodox calendar (the same day number on the old and new calendars).