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

Le Mans Le Mans (; ) is a Communes of France, city in Northwestern France on the Sarthe (river), Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the Provinces of France, province of Maine (province), Maine, it is now the capital of ...

. Ada was a nun at Soissons, France. Englebert promoted her as abbess there; he later transferred her to the

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of Monasticism, monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in Cenobitic monasticism, communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a ...

of Pré (St. Julian de Prato) at Le Mans and then installed her as abbess there. Her

feast day The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint. The word "feast" in this context does n ...

is December 4.

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7th-century Christian saints Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Female saints of medieval France 7th-century Frankish saints 7th-century Frankish nuns 7th-century Christian nuns {{France-saint-stub