Blessed Oda of Brabant was a Belgian prioress of the 12th century, commonly revered as a saint.
Oda was born to a noble family from the Brabant region of Belgium. In order 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. She became a Premonstratensian nun at Rivroelles, eventually becoming prioress there.
Although Oda's cultus has never been forma...
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Date of death:
- 1158