Saint Ada

St. Ada
Died	late 6th February 7th Century France
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized	Pre-congregation
Feast	4 December
Patronage	Nuns

Saint Ada (also known as Adeneta, Adna, Adnetta, Adonette, Adrechild, Adrehildis, end of 6th or 7th century), was a saint and abbess. ^{[1] [2]} 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. ^{[1] [3]} Her feast day is December 4. ^{[1] [3] [2]}

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.