Ferrarius, Catalogus, Jan. 19. Bucelinus, Men, Ben., July 15. Guérin, Dec. 25. Cahier, Caractéristiques, "Images." Pétin, Dic. Hag.
St. Abyce or Abycia, Aug. 24, prioress in England, according to Guérin and Pétin. Perhaps a mistake for St. Alice Rich, who is honoured on this day.
St. Acacia, March 29 (Acatia, Achatia, Achatio, Achartio), M. at Antioch, with about 250 others. Boll. AA.SS. from old MS. Martyrologies.
SS. Acapis, Cionia, and Herene, with Ingeniana, Saturninus, and Secundus, April 1. Mentioned in Mart. of Reichenau. The first three appear to be Agape, Chionia, and Irene.
St. Achachildis or Atzin. 11th century. Supposed to be a sister of St. Cunegund, the empress. Achachildis is represented: (1) presenting five infants to her husband; (2) performing various charitable miracles. She had five children at a birth, after which she and her husband took a vow of celibacy. She passed her life as a benefactor of the poor. Her tomb was found, in 1447, at Wendelstein, near Schwabach. On the stone was an inscription, calling her a holy woman and founder of the parish church of the place. After the discovery of the grave, many miracles of healing occurred, especially on behalf of children, and gifts of wax and many other offerings were made in consequence. The place afterwards became protestant, and the worship ceased. Stadler und Heim, Heiligen Lexikon.
St. Achartio, Acacia.
St. Achatia, Acacia.
St. Achatio, Acacia.
St. Achia, Echea.
St. Acrabonia and Askama, June 29, otherwise Deuris and Caria, wives of Agrippa, who were converted by St. Peter from a sinful life to virtue and Christianity. Honoured in the Abyssinian Church. Papebroch, in AA.SS.
St. Acrosia, June 29, a disciple of St. Peter the apostle. Honoured in the Abyssinian Church. Boll. AA.SS. Pétin, Dic. Hag.
St. Acteie, June 26, at Rome. Mart. of Reichenau.
St. Actinea and Græciniana, VV. MM., June 16. Time of Diocletian and Maximian. Their bodies were discovered in the monastery of SS. Justus and Clement at Volterra in 1140, by persons who were excavating in search of the body of St. Clement, a Camaldolese monk. Boll. AA.SS.
St. Acuta (1), Jan. 3, M. in Africa. AA.SS.
St. Acuta (2), April 15, M. in Mesopotamia. AA.SS.
St. Acuta (3), May 6, M. at Milan, supposed in the time of Maximian. Mentioned this day, among many others, in the MS. Martyrology of Epternac and others. St. Ambrose, bishop of Milan (4th century), in a sermon on the festival of SS. Nazarius and Celsus, says, "Other cities boast if they have the relics of one Martyr, but Milan possesses a population of Martyrs." Boll. AA.SS.
St. Acutina or Agutina, April 12, one of 79 martyrs, commemorated together in the Martyrology of St. Jerome. Henschenius, Boll. AA.SS.
Ada. The following are among the variants of the names commonly written Ada, Alice, Adelaide:—Adalheidis, Adalinda, Addula, Adela, Adelaide, Adelaïs, Adeleidis, Adelheit, Adeliza, Adeloja, Adeneta, Adilia, Adna, Adnetta, Adonette, Adrechild, Adrehildis, Adulla, Aelicia, Aeliz, Aethelheitha, Alaides, Alaïs, Alaysia, Aletha, Aleydis, Alith, Alix, Aliz, Alizette, Alizon, Ateis, Athala, Athila, Athelais, Azelia, Elizabeth, Ethel, Ezelind, Hadala, Hadeloga, Odilia, Othilia, Zelie, etc.
St. Ada, Dec. 4 (Adeneta, Adna, Adnetta, Adonette, Adrechild, Adrehildis), 6th or 7th century. Abbess. Niece or granddaughter of St. Engelbert, bishop of Le Mans (Nov. 7). She was a nun at Soissons, and Engelbert promoted her to be abbess there, and afterwards transferred her as abbess to the monastery of Pré (St. Julian de Prato) at Le Mans. Bucelinus, Men. Ben. Pétin, Dic. Hag. Dic. des Abbayes. Gynecæum.
St. Adalasenda, Dec. 25, June 30 (Adalsendis, Adalsind), V. Daughter of St. Rictrude, and nun under her at
