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Oda (or Odo; died 958) the Good was a 10th-century Archbishop of Canterbury in England. The son of a Danish invader, Oda became Bishop of Ramsbury before 928. A number of stories were told about his actions both prior to becoming and while a bishop, but few of these incidents are recorded in contemporary accounts.
ODO (ODA) OF CANTERBURY, ST. Archbishop of canterbury; d. June 2, 958. Odo, called "the Good," was born of pagan Danish parents but brought up by a thane of King alfred. King Athelstan made him bishop of Ramsbury in 927 and employed him as ambassador to Hugh Capet, duke of the Franks.
Oct 25, 2012 · Our father among the saints Odo of Canterbury, also Oda the Good and Oda the Severe, was the Archbishop of Canterbury from about 941 until his repose in 959. He was noted for his fairness and deep concern for the welfare of the people.
Oda (or Odo; died 958), called the Good or the Severe, was a 10th-century Archbishop of Canterbury in England. The son of a Danish invader, Oda became Bishop of Ramsbury before 928. A number of stories were told about his actions both prior to becoming and while a bishop, but few of these incidents are recorded in contemporary accounts.
Odo (ODA), Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury, d. June 2, 959 (not in 958, recent researches showing that he was living on May 17, 959). According to the nearly contemporary account of him in the anonymous “ Life of St. Oswald” (op. cit. inf.) his father, a Dane, did not strive to serve God , even endeavoring to hinder his son’s constant ...
St. Oda the Severe, Archbishop of Canterbury (Died AD 958) Oda was a Dane, born in East Anglia. Adopted by one of King Alfred's nobles, Aethelhelm, by whose means he was baptised, and educated for the priesthood. King Aethelstan appointed him Bishop of Ramsbury & Sonning and, in AD 941, he was promoted to Canterbury.
Dec 1, 2008 · Eadmer of Canterbury (b. c .1060–d. after 1128) is best known as the historian biographer of St Anselm of Canterbury (d. 1109). That he also wrote a substantial hagiographical œuvre has remained an open secret due to the lack of modern editions and translations.
