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Saint Ada

Saint Ada, was a saint and abbess. She was the niece or granddaughter of Saint Englebert, bishop of Le Mans.

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St. Ada
DiedFrance
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church,
Eastern Orthodox Church
CanonizedPre-congregation
Feast4 December
PatronageNuns

Saint Ada (also known as Adeneta, Adna, Adnetta, Adonette, Adrechild, Adrehildis, end of 6th or 7th century), was a saint and abbess.12 She was the niece or granddaughter of Saint Englebert, bishop of Le Mans.1

Ada was a nun at Soissons, France. Englebert promoted her as abbess there; he later transferred her to the monastery of Pré (St. Julian de Prato) at Le Mans and then installed her as abbess there.13 Her feast day is December 4.132

Biography

She was a nun in Soissons and abbess of the Abbey of Saint Julien-des-Prés in Le Mans.

She is the niece of Saint Aiglibert,Diocese of Le Mans.4

References

References

  1. Dunbar, Agnes B.C. (1901). A Dictionary of Saintly Women. Vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 2.
  2. "December 4". Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. Delaney, John J. (2005). Dictionary of Saints (2nd ed.). New York: Image/Doubleday. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-385-51520-7. OCLC 58724402.
  4. "Saint Ada of Le Mans". CatholicSaints.Info.