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Odile of Alsace

Saint
Odile of Alsace, also known as Odilia and Ottilia, born c. 662 - c. 720 at Mont Sainte-Odile), is a saint venerated in the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. She is a patroness saint of good eyesight and of the region of Alsace. Wikipedia
Born: 660 AD, Alsace, France
Died: 720 AD (age 60 years), Mont Sainte-Odile, Ottrott, France
Parents: Bethswinda
Attributes: Abbess praying before an altar; woman with a book on which lie two eyes
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Feast: 13 December
Patronage: the blind or partially sighted; Alsace, France