Saint
Clotsinda
A saint venerated in the Western Church, of whom few details survive.
- Era
- 7th century
Life
Saint Clotsinda was a Catholic saint of the 7th century, remembered on 5 May and especially venerated at Douai in France. She was the daughter of Saint Rictrude of Marchiennes and of Adalbald I, duke of Ostrevent and Douai. Her brothers and sisters, Mauront, Adalsinda and Eusebia, are also saints.
Rictrude, her mother, married Adalbald despite family opposition; they had four children, all later named saints. Soon after the death of the youngest child, Adalbald was killed, and Rictrude eventually entered the religious life, becoming abbess of the monastery of Marchiennes in Flanders.