Originally from
Thérouanne, Angadrisma, belonged to the family of the Counts of Boulogne (Pas-de-Calais). A cousin to
Lambert, Bishop of Lyon, she was educated at
Thérouanne by Lambert and
Saint Audomare (Omer). Although she wished to become a
nun, she was promised in an
arranged marriage to
Saint Ansbert of Chaussy. Tradition states that Angadrisma, wishing for a way out, prayed fervently and was stricken with
leprosy. She was cured when she was allowed to become a nun and received the veil from
Saint Ouen,
archbishop of Rouen. Around 660, her father built her a
Benedictine monastery in Oroër-des-Vierges, near
Beauvais, where she became abbess. She died on 14 October c.695, over 80 years old. Angadrisma is portrayed in art with her face pitted by leprous skin. She is venerated as the patron of the
diocese of Beauvais. ==References==