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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 21st of October WELCOME! SAINT ODILIA, SISTER OF SAINT DORIA Saint Odilia (October 21), a virgin and daughter of Eulalia, a sister of Saint Doria¹, was one of the  companions of Saint Ursula . (IX. 206) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 606) ¹It is an undoubted fact that a large group of virgins (11,000 must be regarded as a round number and must not be overestimated) suffered martyrdom at Cologne by heathen barbarians. There is evidence that the veneration of these holy virgin martyrs existed there as early as the 5th century. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, pp. 616-24) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Odilia may increase our devotion and promote our salv...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 21st of October WELCOME! SAINT ODILIA, VIRGIN Saint Odilia, a virgin, is listed among the companions of Saint Ursula . (IX. 206)  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, pp. 605-66) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Odilia 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. ➡️ Another of Saint Ursula's companions called Odilia Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org