Oda of Canterbury

Oda
Archbishop of Canterbury
Imaginary portrait from the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493)
Appointed	941
Term ended	958
Predecessor	Wulfhelm
Successor	Ælfsige
Other post(s)	Bishop of Ramsbury
Orders
Consecration	between 909 and 927
Personal details
Born	unknown
Died	2 June 958
Sainthood
Feast day	4 July
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church[1] Eastern Orthodox Church[2]
Canonized	Pre-Congregation[2]
Attributes	Archbishop holding a chalice

Oda (or Odo;^[1] 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. After being named to Canterbury in 941, Oda was instrumental in crafting royal legislation as well as involved in providing rules for his clergy. Oda was also involved in the efforts to reform religious life in England. He died in 958 and legendary tales afterwards were ascribed to him. Later he came to be regarded as a saint, and a hagiography was written in the late 11th or early 12th century.