Oda of Brabant

Blessed Oda of Brabant was a Belgian prioress of the 12th century, commonly revered as a saint.
==Life==
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.
==Veneration==
Although Oda's cultus has never been formally confirmed, popular devotion continues. Her feast day is 20 April.
==References==
Category:1158 deaths
Category:Beatified people
Category:Premonstratensian nuns
Category:Belgian Roman Catholic nuns
Category:12th-century venerated Christians
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