Feastday: December 24
Death: 735
Abbess and foundress, a disciple of St. Boniface. Adela was a Frankish princess, the daughter of King Dagobert II (r. 656-705) and sister of St Irmina. Married to a nobleman, Alberie, she became the foundress of a monastery at Pfazel, near Trčves, France, when her husband died.
Adela and Irmina refers to two sisters and princesses, Adela of Pfalzel (? - 735) and Irmina of Oeren (? - c. 716), who are jointly venerated on 24 December.
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