Saint Ada Explained

St. Ada
Death Date:	late 6th February 7th Century
Feast Day:	4 December
Venerated In:	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Death Place:	France
Canonized Date:	Pre-congregation
Patronage:	Nuns

Saint Ada (also known as Adeneta, Adna, Adnetta, Adonette, Adbechild, 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.

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.^[3] Her feast day is December 4.

Notes and References

1. Book: Dunbar, Agnes B.C. . A Dictionary of Saintly Women . 1901 . George Bell & Sons . 1 . London . 2.
2. Web site: December 4 . 7 October 2024 . Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
3. Book: Delaney, John J. . Dictionary of Saints . 2005 . Image/Doubleday . 978-0-385-51520-7 . 2nd . New York . 6 . ocm58724402.