May 12

Saint Rictrudis of Marchiennes

May 12th VII century Abadesa Madre Religiosa

In the monastery of Marchiennes, in the region of Cambray, in Austrasia, saint Rictrudis, Abbess of origin basco, who, after the violent death of her husband Adalbaldo, took the Holy veil religious Council of [saint loving], ruling with great success to its nuns in that monastery (c. 688).
Name
Rictrudis (Femenino)
Born
en Gascuña, in current Spain
Dead
May 12th 0688 in Marchiennes, in current Belgium
Celebration
May 12th
Religious
de la Orden de San Benito