Saint Adela of Pfalzel
- Memorial
- 24 December
- Profile
- Daughter of Saint Dagobert II, King of the Franks, and the Anglo-Saxon princess Matilda.
Sister of Saint Irmina.
Grand-daughter of Saint Sigebert, 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 became a nun.
Founded the convent of Palatiolum of Pfalsel near Trier in 690, and served as its first abbess.
Spiritual student of Saint Boniface.
- Died
- 24 December 735
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
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