Saint Adilia
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Virgin and Abbess
A 7th-century virgin and abbess in Brabant, Saint Adilie founded a monastery and a hospice in Orp-le-Grand to welcome pilgrims and preachers. The presumed sister of Saint Bavo, she dedicated her wealth to the construction of a church and a monastery in the valley to facilitate access for the faithful.
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SAINT ADILIE OR ADILE, VIRGIN AND ABBESS, IN BRABANT (circa 650).
Distinction and initial vocation
Saint Adilie dedicated herself to religious life in Orp-le-Grand, distinguishing herself from Saint Odile of Alsace with whom she is often confused.
Adilie or Adile Adilie ou Adile Virgin and abbess of the 7th century at Orp-le-Grand. , who must be clearly distinguis hed from Sai sainte Odile Aunt and mentor of Saint Attala, founder of Hohenbourg. nt Odile, virgin and abbess of Hohenbourg and patroness of Alsace, with whom most hagiographers have confused her, and whose feast is celebrated by the churches of Germany only on December 13, dedicated herself to the religious life on the mountain that is near Orp-le-Grand Place of religious life and burial of the saint. Orp-le-Grand, in Brabant.
Foundation and hospitality
She directed a monastery of virgins and moved her community into the valley to facilitate the reception of pilgrims and preachers.
There, in the 7th century, she directed a monastery of virgins whom she had gathered with the specific goal of exercising hospitality toward pilgrims, especially toward preachers of the Gospel. Seeing that the height and difficulty of the mountain prevented many from coming to the monastery, she had a church dedicated to Saint Martin built in the bottom of the valley, at the foot of the same moun tain, along saint Martin Dedication of the church where the body of Saint Firmin was found. with a monastery and a hospice, and established herself there with her nuns.
Origins and Kinship
According to certain ancient sources, she was the sister of Saint Bavo, patron of Ghent, who originated from the Hesbaye.
It is asserted that she was the sister of S saint Bavon Saint whose tomb was visited by Livin, who also composed his epitaph. aint Bavo, p atro Gand City where Livinus stayed and of which he is the patron saint. n of Ghent, who was born in the Hesbaye where he possessed a vast patrimony. This is the Notanus Author or chronicler who identified the kinship between Adilie and Bavon. opinion of Notanus, who claims to have discovered this kinship in an old missal from the former priory of Saint-Bavo.
Death and posterity
After her death, she was buried at Orp-le-Grand where her relics became the object of miracles and an annual procession.
When, filled with merits, she had passed from this life to a better one, she was buried in the churc h of Orp-le-Grand, wh église d'Orp-le-Grand Place of religious life and burial of the saint. ich she had caused to be built with her great wealth. She rested there in a crypt, before the altar of Saint John the Baptist, until the day when her sacred relics were raised from the earth and placed in a reliquary. God honored them with various miracles, and the inhabitants of Orp follow them each year in a solemn procession.
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Annexes & related entities
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Key Events
- Religious vocation on a mountain near Orp-le-Grand
- Direction of a monastery of virgins
- Foundation of a church dedicated to Saint Martin, a monastery, and a hospice in the valley
- Establishment of a community dedicated to the hospitality of pilgrims and preachers
Miracles
- Various miracles honoring her relics after her death