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title: "St. Odilo of Cluny: Feast Day January 1 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-odilo-of-cluny/
description: "St. Odilo of Cluny, Abbot. Remembered on January 1, died c. 1049. Read their life in Bless."
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Abbot · Remembered on January 1

# St. Odilo of Cluny

St. Odilo of Cluny is remembered on January 1 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [January 1](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/#1) |
| Title | Abbot |
| Died | c. 1049 |

## Life

Fifth abbot of Cluny for half a century, who ransomed captives, fed famines, and instituted the commemoration of All Souls on November 2 — a monk’s gift of prayer to all the dead, which the whole Church adopted.

## In the calendar

Through December 31, 2028, January 1 is taken by another celebration in the US calendar, so Bless’s Today screen shows another saint that day. St. Odilo of Cluny keeps January 1 in Bless’s calendar of saints, the [January saints](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/#1) and the [birthday finder](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#01-01).

- [Friday, January 1, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/01/01/): Mary, the Holy Mother of God — Today shows [Blessed Virgin Mary](https://blessbible.app/saints/blessed-virgin-mary/)
- [Saturday, January 1, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/01/01/): Mary, the Holy Mother of God — Today shows [Blessed Virgin Mary](https://blessbible.app/saints/blessed-virgin-mary/)

[December 31 St. Sylvester I](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-sylvester-i/) [January 2 St. Basil the Great](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-basil-the-great/)

[All the saints of January](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/) [Born on January 1?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#01-01) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Odilo of Cluny

Remembered on January 1

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-odilo-of-cluny/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-odilo-of-cluny/#calendar)

In the app

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