Saint Adela of Pfalzel
Profile
Daughter of Saint Dagobert II, King of the Franks, and the Anglo-Saxon princess Matilda. Sister of Saint Irmina of Oehren. Grand-daughter of Saint Sigebert III, king of Austrasia. Princess. Married to a man named Alberic. Mother of one son. Widowed. Her wealth, position, and beauty brought her many suitors, but she turned them all down and became a nun. Founded the convent of Palatiolum of Pfalsel near Trier, Germay in 690, and served as its first abbess. Spiritual student of Saint Boniface.
- 24 December 735 of natural causes
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Online
- Catholic Online
- Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
