Aye | |
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 Statue of Saint Aya | |
| Died | ~711 Belgium |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | April 18 |
| Patronage | lawsuits |
Aye (died c. 711) is a Belgian Catholic saint. [1] She has been referred to also as Aia, [2] Aya, [3] Agia, [4] and St. Austregildis. [5]
She is sometimes confused with another St. Agia, the mother of the French Saint Loup of Sens. [5]
Aye is revered by the Beguines of Belgium. Her Feast Day is April 18. [1] [5] [2] .
Little is known about Aye's early life or date of birth, but available sources state that she was the daughter of Brunulphe I, Count of the Adrennes and a relative of Saint Waldetrudis. [1] She was married to Saint Hidulf (or Hydulphe) of Hainault until both decided to enter religious life, after which point they parted ways. [4]
Aye joined the Abbey of Mons in Belgium, where she became a nun, and gave her property away to the nuns of Saint Waldetrudis. [2] The date of her death is not concretely known as sources place her death around the year 707 as well as 714. [5]
Aye is known as the patron saint of lawsuits. She is believed to have gained the title due to a lawsuit that decided "her heirs against the Canonesses of Mons". [1] A variant legend states that she righted an injustice by speaking from beyond the grave. [6]
