Osanna
Osanna of Jouarre (also Osmanna) was a saint (feast: August 16 and September 9, respectively) and virgin of Jouarre (diocese of Meaux, France).
She was the sister of King Osred of Northumbria (705-716), fled to Brittany and became a recluse (walled-in nun) in Saint-Brieuc . Even today, Saint Osanna enjoys great veneration , especially in the French departments of Sarthe , Seine-et-Marne and in the most important abbey in France, St-Denis in Paris.
literature
- Georg Gresser : Osanna v. Jouarre . In: Lexicon for Theology and Church . Volume 7, Freiburg 1998, Sp. 1161–1162 with the sources and further literature.
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| SURNAME | Osanna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Osanna of Jouarre; Osmanna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | christian saints |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 8th century |