Baudonivia

Baudonivia (fl. c. 600) was a nun and hagiographer at the convent of Holy Cross of Poitiers. Very little is known about her. She wrote a biography of Radegund, Queen, founder of Holy Cross, and saint. Scholars have noticed a marked difference in perspective between an earlier life of Radegund composed by Venantius Fortunatus, written from a close friend's perspective, and Baudonivia's, written from the perspective of a nun of Radegund's own convent.

Quotes

• (About Radegund) When his eyes closed, darkness fell upon our eyes. His death brought joy to heaven but left us on earth with unbearable pain.

• Quoted in Vita Radegundis; reported in Donatella Manzoli, Baudonivia, enciclopediadelledonne.it, 2022.