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Odo of Canterbury (died 1200) also known as Odo Cantianus or Odo of Kent was a theologian and abbot of Battle. Odo was a monk of Christ Church who later became a subprior. He was sent by his friend Thomas Becket in 1163 to attend an appeal with Pope Alexander III against the Archbishop of York stemming from the tensions between Becket and King Henry II.In 1173 occurred a great fire at Christ Church.