RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Odile of Alsace

662 - 720

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Odile of Alsace, also known as Odilia and Ottilia, born c. 662 – c. 720 at Mont Sainte-Odile), is a saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. She is a patroness saint of good eyesight and of the region of Alsace. Saint Odile is commemorated with a feast day on 13 December and on 14 December in Alsace. Most calendars mark the feast day as 14 December. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Odile of Alsace is the 941st most popular religious figure (down from 807th in 2019), the 1,266th most popular biography from France (down from 1,108th in 2019) and the 61st most popular French Religious Figure.

Odile of Alsace is most famous for being the wife of Charlemagne.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Odile of Alsace ranks 941 out of 3,187Before her are Antipope Gregory VIII, Pierre Cauchon, Said Nursî, Yijing, Anastasius Bibliothecarius, and Nadezhda von Meck. After her are Nectarios of Aegina, Raymond Leo Burke, Pietro Gasparri, Charles Maung Bo, Michael Czerny, and Jude, brother of Jesus.

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Among people born in 662, Odile of Alsace ranks 2Before her is Emperor Ruizong of Tang. After her are Raginpert, and Kakinomoto no Hitomaro. Among people deceased in 720, Odile of Alsace ranks 3Before her are Tariq ibn Ziyad, and Umar II. After her are Yazid ibn al-Muhallab, and Fujiwara no Fuhito.

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In France

Among people born in France, Odile of Alsace ranks 1,266 out of 6,770Before her are René Thom (1923), Franck Ribéry (1983), Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1655), Margaret I, Countess of Flanders (1145), Joël Robuchon (1945), and Jules Ferry (1832). After her are Baldwin V, Count of Flanders (1012), Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1838), Dominique Sanda (1948), Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (1737), Max Linder (1883), and Claude Nicolas Ledoux (1736).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Odile of Alsace ranks 61Before her are Saint Eligius (588), Louise de Marillac (1591), Leonard of Noblac (496), Robert de Sorbon (1201), Antipope Gregory VIII (1100), and Pierre Cauchon (1371). After her are Jane Frances de Chantal (1572), Jean Mabillon (1632), Jean-Marie Villot (1905), Humbert of Silva Candida (1000), John of Matha (1150), and Sebastian Castellio (1515).