Urania of Worms

Urania bat Abraham of Worms, also known as Orania and Orgiah, was a Jewish precentress in medieval Ashkenaz. Urania's role as a precentress, one of a handful of women known to be serving in this capacity in this region in the 13-14th centuries, is attested on her grave stone.

Biography

Little is known about Urania save that she died a young woman, the daughter of a Rabbi Avraham. The exact pronunciation of her name is uncertain. Rochelle Furstenberg spells the name as Urania—likely relating this woman's name to "Heavens"—while David Sperber spells her name Orania.
Urania died on Adar 6, 1275, likely in the morning. Her tombstone, in the city of Worms, reads as in English follows: