Odo of Cambrai
French bishop
Who they were
Odo, born at Orléans in 1050, became a famous teacher at Tournai and in 1095 a Benedictine monk there, later abbot.
Chosen Bishop of Cambrai, he could not take possession of his see because he refused investiture from the emperor, and was later exiled for the same reason. He died at the monastery of Anchin on 19 June 1113, never having regained his diocese.
The miracles
The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe his cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A bishop who gave up his see rather than accept lay investiture.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Anselm of Canterbury Saint Teacher
- Guerric of Igny Blessed“He may have been educated at Tournai's cathedral school, perhaps under Benedictine monk, Odo of Cambrai.” — Wikipedia
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Odo of Cambrai
- Wikidata Q944557 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Odo of Tournai (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.