Angadrisma
{{Short description|7th-century abbess and saint}}
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|death_date=c. 695
|feast_day= October 14
|venerated_in= Roman Catholic Church
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|attributes= Praying leper
|patronage=Diocese of Beauvais-Noyon-Senlis; invoked against drought and fire
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Angadrisma (Angadrême, Angadresima, Angadreme, Angradesma, Andragasyna) (d. ca. 695) was a 7th-century abbess and saint, daughter of Robert I, Bishop of Tours.
Life
Originally from Thérouanne, Angadrisma, belonged to the family of the Counts of Boulogne (Pas-de-Calais). A cousin to Lambert, Bishop of Lyon, she was educated at Thérouanne by Lambert and Saint Audomare (Omer).[https://archive.today/20130213180701/http://oise.catholique.fr/rubriques/droite/art-culture-et-foi/notre-histoire/temoins-dhier/sainte-angadreme/?searchterm=Angadreme "Ste Angadrême, vierge; Patronne principale de Beauvais", Le diocèse de Beauvais, Noyon et Senlis] {{in lang|fr}}
Although she wished to become a nun, she was promised in an arranged marriage to Saint Ansbert of Chaussy.{{Cite book |last=Baudoin |first=Jacques |year=2006 |language=fr |title=Grand livre des saints: culte et iconographie en Occident |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Hwa38EjyoAC&pg=PA90 |location=Nonette, FR |publisher=Editions CRÉER |page=90 |isbn=9782848190419 }} 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.
Around 660, her father built her a Benedictine monastery in Oroër-des-Vierges, near Beauvais, where she became abbess. She died on 14 October c.695, over 80 years old.
Angadrisma is portrayed in art with her face pitted by leprous skin. She is venerated as the patron of the diocese of Beauvais.
References
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External links
- [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/1014.shtml#anga Saint of the Day, October 14: Angadrisma] website of Saint Patrick Catholic Church, Washington, DC
- [http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-angadrisma-of-beauvais Saint Angadrisma of Beauvais] Saints.SQPN.com
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Category:7th-century Frankish saints
Category:Christian female saints of the Middle Ages