Saint Ada of Le Mans

Also known as

• Ada of Soissons
• Ada of St-Julien
• Adarhilda of….
• Adeneta of….
• Adna of….
• Adneta of….
• Adnetta of….
• Adnette of….
• Adonette of….
• Adrechild of….
• Adrehilda of….
• Adrehildis of….

Memorial

• 4 December

Profile

Niece of Saint Engelbert; Ada’s whole family was known for its piety. Nun at Soissons, France. Abbess at Saint Julien-des-Prés abbey, Le Mans, France.

Died

• 7th century of natural causes
• buried in the church at Saint Julien-des-Prés abbey, Le Mans, France
• relics destroyed by Huguenots

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• nuns

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Dictionary of Saintly Women
• Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
• Heiligen 3s
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santini Imagini

MLA Citation

• “Saint Ada”. Saints.SQPN.com. 24 September 2012. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-ada/>