Saint Ava of Denain
Also known as
- Avia of Denain
- Avia of Dinant
- Ava of Dinant
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Niece of King Pepin the Short. Blind as a child, she was miraculously healed by Saint Rainfredis. Nun a Denain, Hainault (in modern Belgium), and later served as its abbess.
- c.845
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Online
- Medieval Religion Listserv, by Terri Morgan
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
MLA Citation
- “Saint Ava of Denain“. CatholicSaints.Info. 28 April 2010. Web. 6 May 2021. <>