Saint Aye

"Austregildis" redirects here; not to be confused with Austregilde.

Aye (died c. 711) is a Belgian Catholic saint.^[1] She has been referred to also as Aia,^[2] Aya,^[3] Agia,^[4] and St. Austregildis.^[5]

Saint Aye
Statue of Saint Aya
Died	~711 Belgium
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Feast	April 18
Patronage	lawsuits

She is sometimes confused with another St. Agia, the mother of the French Saint Loup of Sens.^[5]

Aye is revered by the Beguines of Belgium. Her Feast Day is April 18.^[1][5][2].

Little is known about Aye's early life or date of birth, but available sources state that she was the daughter of Brunulphe I, Count of the Adrennes and a relative of Saint Waldetrudis.^[1] She was married to Saint Hidulf (or Hydulphe) of Hainault until both decided to enter religious life, after which point they parted ways.^[4]

Aye joined the Abbey of Mons in Belgium, where she became a nun, and gave her property away to the nuns of Saint Waldetrudis.^[2] The date of her death is not concretely known as sources place her death around the year 707 as well as 714.^[5]

Aye is known as the patron saint of lawsuits. She is believed to have gained the title due to a lawsuit that decided "her heirs against the Canonesses of Mons".^[1] A variant legend states that she righted an injustice by speaking from beyond the grave.^[6]