Balda of Jouarre
Saint Balda of Jouarre | |
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| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Jouarre Abbey |
| Feast | December 9 |
Balda of Jouarre was the third abbess at Jouarre Abbey in north-central France.[1] She was a nun at Jourarre for many years, under her nieces Theodichildis and Agilberta, who were abbesses before her.[2] Her nephew, Agilbert, was bishop of Paris. She might have been related to Sadalberga.[1]
She succeeded Agilberta in about 680, and "died at a great age in the odour of sanctity".[2] She is buried in the crypt at Jouarre in one of three well-preserved sarcophagi.[3] Her feast day is December 9.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b McNamara, Jo Ann; Halborg, John E.; Whatley, E. Gordon, eds. (1992). Sainted Women of the Dark Ages. Translated by McNamara, Jo Ann. Durham, North Dakota: Duke University Press. p. 279. ISBN 9780822382362.
- ^ a b c Dunbar, Agnes B.C. (1901). A Dictionary of Saintly Women. Vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 98.
- ^ Bernheimer, Richard (1938). "A Sasanian Monument in Merovingian France". Ars Islamica. 5 (2): 221–232. ISSN 1939-6406.
External links[edit]
- Benedictine Abbey Notre Dame de Jouarre (in French)
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