Rictrude was a 7th-century Merovingian saint and the abbess of Marchiennes Abbey in Flanders. Born in the Périgord region to a noble family, she married Adalbard, a nobleman, despite her parents' disapproval. Following the assassination of her husband, she dedicated herself to religious life. Although the king pressured her to remarry, she remained steadfast in her monastic vows. She eventually governed the monastery at Marchiennes for forty years, serving as a significant figure in the religious and political landscape of the Frankish kingdom.