Rictrude

thumb Rictrude (Rictrudis, Richtrudis, Richrudis) (c. 614–688) was abbess of Marchiennes Abbey, in Flanders. The main early source for her life is the Vita Rictrudis, commissioned by the abbey, and written in 907 by Hucbald.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: female
Place of birth: Périgord
Place of death: Marchiennes
Spouse: Adalbard
Child: Clotsinda
Occupation: nun
Position held: abbess
Image: S. Richtrudis.png

Show 7 more facts

canonization status: saint
date of death: 0687-01-01
date of birth: 0614-00-00
Commons category: Rictrude
feast day: May 12
name in native language: Rictrude
subject has role: widow

Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

~2 min read

Encyclopedic overview

4 sections

Contents

Life
Clotsinda
References
Sources

==Life== She was from a noble family in Gascony, the daughter of Ernoldo, lord of Toulouse. She married Adalbard, Duke of Douai, despite the opposition of some members of her family. In Hucbald's account, this is shown deliberately as a model marriage. It is unclear whether she had four or five children. Her four known children were: Clotsinda, successor as abbess, Adalsinda, Eusebia and Maurantius.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rictrude” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.