Saint Oduvald of Melrose

Memorial

• 26 May

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Born to the Scottish nobility. Governor of the province of Laudon. He gave up his wealth and status to become a monk and then abbot at Melrose Abbey.

Born

• Scottish

Died

• 698 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Oduvald of Melrose”. Saints.SQPN.com. 26 May 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-oduvald-of-melrose/>