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Saint

Odo of Beauvais

Bishop of Beauvais

Bishop of Beauvais in Gaul, reposed in 880.

Feast
January 28old style February 10
Reposed
8809th century
Place
Beauvais

Life

Saint Odo of Beauvais was born in 801 near Beauvais in France and reposed in 880. He gave up a military career and became a monk at Corbie. In 861 he became bishop of Beauvais and was a shepherd of great influence.

The sources available to us preserve no other details of his life. He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 28 January (new style).

Commemorated the same day January 28