Angadrisma
| Saint Angadrisma | |
|---|---|
| Died | c. 695 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | October 14 |
| Attributes | depicted in art with her face pitted by smallpox or with leprous skin; praying leper |
| Patronage | Beauvais; diocese of Beauvais-Noyon-Senlis; invoked against drought and fire |
Angadrisma (Angadrême, Angadresima, Angadreme, Angradesma, Andragasyna) (d. ca. 695) was a seventh-century abbess and saint. A cousin to Lambert, Bishop of Lyons, she was educated at Thérouanne by Lambert and Saint Audomare (Omer).
Although she wished to become a nun, she was promised in an arranged marriage to Saint Ansbert of Chaussy. Tradition states that Angadrisma, wishing for a way out, prayed fervently and was stricken with leprosy. She was cured when she was allowed to become a nun and received the veil from Saint Ouen, archbishop of Rouen.
She became abbess of the Benedictine convent of Oroër-des-Vierges, near Beauvais.
Sources
- Ste Angadrême, vierge; Patronne principale de Beauvais (French) website of Le diocèse de Beauvais, Noyon et Senlis
- Saint of the Day, October 14: Angadrisma website of Saint Patrick Catholic Church, Washington, DC
- Saint Angadrisma of Beauvais Saints.SQPN.com
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