Saint Oda
- Memorial
- 20 April
- Profile
- Nobility from the Brabant region.
To avoid an arranged marriage to a young nobleman, she disfigured her face.
Her family then allowed her to follow the religious vocation she desired.
Premonstratensian nun at Rivroelles.
Prioress at Rivroelles.
Her cult has never been formally confirmed, but popular devotion continues.
- Born
- Brabant, Belgium
- Died
- 1158
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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