Odilo of Stablo
Odilo von Stablo (also called Odilo von Gorze) († October 3, 954 ) was abbot of the double monastery of Stablo and Malmedy from 938 to 954 .
Life
Odilo is said to have come from a noble family and was initially canon in Verdun . He finally turned away from the world and entered the Gorze monastery . Odilo was sent to Stablo , which had been destroyed by the Normans and whose convent had been temporarily driven out in 881. After the return of the monks, monastery life did not recover.
Odilo was supposed to restore the discipline of the community, which for a long time was led by lay abbots. He was elected abbot there and presided over the double monastery. He introduces the principles of the Gorzer Reform in Stablo and Malmedy. He also probably tightened the secular organization. He also began to rebuild the facility. He succeeded in renewing the old privileges from the time before Otto I's destruction . Among other things, he regained the right to freely elect an abbot. In 949 he took part in the Verdun Synod.
Even though he was venerated after his death, it is unclear whether he was granted saint status. Historians have long considered him to be the one who introduced a new religious spirit and intellectual drive to Stablo and Malmedy. Today this is seen in a more differentiated manner. No significant writings exist from his time and the other sources are not very meaningful either. The fact that, after his death, the Convention was able to elect a successor, while this had been in place for about a century, speaks for the success of his stabilization policy.
Individual evidence
literature
- Large universal encyclopedia of all sciences and arts. Vol. 25 Halle, Leipzig, 1740 p. 491
- Complete Lexicon of Saints, Volume 4. Augsburg 1875, p. 607. Online version
- Claire Pascaud: Stablo-Malmedy online version (PDF; 81 kB)
- Ellen Fenzel Arnold: Environment and Shaping of Monastic Identity. Stavelot-Malmedy and the Medieval Ardennes. Diss. Univ. of Minnesota, 2006
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Odilo of Stablo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Odilo of Gorze |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbot of Stablo and Malmedy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century or 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 3, 954 |