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BL. ODINO, ABBOT OF MÖNCHSROTH - 2 JANUARY

 

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BLESSED ODINO, ABBOT OF MÖNCHSROTH

Blessed Odino was the first abbot of the Premonstratensian monastery in Mönchsroth (Rothum, Rodium), in the former principality of Oettingen in the Ries, and is said to have been a son of the highly esteemed Konrad von Waldburg. His name is also variously recorded as Otto and Otteno. 

Abbot Bruschius calls him a man of holy conduct. In fact, religious life took an extraordinary upswing through him; over two hundred clerics and lay people are said to have received the monastic habit from his hands. He is the founder of the church in Steingaden in the diocese of Augsburg and some other churches, which are listed by the Bollandists*. He died in A.D. 1182. (l. 78 and 1086-1087) 

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 607)

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PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Odino may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
































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