St. Ada
Died: 7th Century
Abbess and dedicated virgin, noted in France as a patroness of religious women. Ada was a niece of St. Engebert, the bishop who was murdered by his own cousin. Raised in a pious household and influenced by her uncle, Ada joined a convent in Soissons, France. She later became the abbess of St. Julien-des-Prés in Le Mans.
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OMG LIKE OMG LIKE OMG LIKE OMG MY NAME IS ADA! omg dis sain iz da bomb
I love learning about our catholic saints and i love this website..
I am looking for my confirmation name and ada is one of the best i have found so far!!! ada is also the name of my maternal grandmother!
My daughter is interested in possibly having St. Ada as her confirmation name,and would like more information on her, could you please help?
I would like the female saint for septmber 26 my granddaugther is making her R I C A I would like to know her saint and history
Hi all! I am thinking about using Ada as my conformation name as well! It is a lovely name and I enjoyed everyone's feedback! :)
I love the saint name Ada. I think it is very cute and I am going to use it for my Confirmation saint name. Would it sound good Rose Nora Ada Timmermann?
well my name IS ada :) and i chose it as my confirmation name aswell !
Today was my Baptism, and my m
pick was Saint Ada.
I love god and i will never stop love him please write back god I love you
Ada is my given name. Glad you all chose it! I have enjoyed it over the years. I was the first to learn to write my name in school! And everyone remembers my name because of it's uniqueness. Recently learned there was a Saint Ada - all the better!
*high fives everyone* I chose this as my confirmation name as well!
Not to mention my nickname is Emzy. O.o That's just weird. But in a totally awesome way. XD
Huzzah for Ada!
I have also chosen Ada as my confirmation name! I love the name and Ada means happiness and that describes my personality...
i have chosen saint Ada as my confirmation name because i feel she is a saint of happiness and she did not let anyone stand in her way.
The name Ada is an Igbo name from Nigeria. I love the name and have chosen the name from my new baby.
hii
thanx 4 the info
i have chossen the name Ada for my conformation
ejoy
hope to hear back