Back Odilia ALS اوديل الالزاس ARZ Одилия Bulgarian Santez Odilia Breton Odila de Hohenbourg Catalan Svatá Otýlie Czech Odilia German Odilia de Alzaco Esperanto Odilia de Alsacia Spanish Odile de Hohenbourg French
Odile | |
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| Abbess of Hohenburg | |
| Born | 660 Alsace, Austrasia |
| Died | 720 Alsace, Kingdom of the Franks |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | 13 December |
| Attributes | Abbess praying before an altar; woman with a book on which lie two eyes[1] |
| Patronage | the blind or partially sighted; Alsace, France |
Odile of Alsace, also known as Odilia and Ottilia, born c. 662 - c. 720 at Mont Sainte-Odile), is a saint venerated in the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. She is a patroness saint of good eyesight and of the region of Alsace.
Saint Odile is commemorated on December 13 and would be celebrated on December 14 in Alsace. Most calendars mark the feast day as December 14.
- ^ Stracke, Richard (2015-10-20). "Saint Odile of Alsace: The Iconography". Christian Iconography.