Saint Ava

Saint Ava

Saint Ava is a Roman Catholic saint. Ava was the daughter of King Pepin. She was cured of blindness by St. Rainfredis. She them became a Benedictine nun at Dinart, Hainaut, located today in Belgium, and was elected Abbess c. 845.

Her feast day is April 29.

References

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* [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=553 St. Ava] at Catholic Online
* [http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=008wPP Today's Saints, April 29]


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