Baudonivia wrote in the early seventh century. A nun at the convent of the Holy Cross (Sainte-Croix) in Poitiers, France, Baudonivia’s only known work is her hagiographic account of Radegund, her convent’s founder. Her narrative of the queen’s life includes details not recorded elsewhere. The work was also part of an effort to restore confidence in the founder and in the spiritual life of the convent in the aftermath of a rebellion there not long after Radegund’s death in 587. Baudonivia’s work is often compared with that of Venantius Fortunatus, Radegund’s first hagiographer. Baudonivia is one of the few named female authors of the era. Her Life of Radegund was copied throughout the Middle Ages.