Saint Odulph of Utrecht

Profile

Odulph was French nobility. He was a pious and studious youth. He was an Augustinian priest and a curate of Oresscoth in Brabant. He worked with Saint Frederick of Utrecht to evangelize the Frisons. He was canon of the cathedral at Utrecht, Netherlands where he worked to set a good example of prayer and fasting to laymen. He founded the Augustinian monastery at Stavoren.

Born

  • Brabant (in modern Belgium)

Died

  • c.855 of natural causes
  • relics stolen in 1034
  • relics turned up in London, England, and were interred at Evesham Abbey

Canonized

  • Pre-Congregation

Patronage

  • Borgloon, Belgium
  • Evesham, England
  • Stavoren, Netherlands
  • Utrecht, Netherlands

Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-odulph-of-utrecht/