ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 28th of December
Athela, the daughter of King Dagobert of France, was the first abbess of the Pfalzel monastery (Palatiolum) near Trier. Bucelin* lists her as "Blessed Athela." See also: Saint Adela
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg 1858, p. 339)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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