Alena was a 7th-century Frankish saint born in Dilbeek to noble pagan parents. After secretly converting to Christianity, she faced intense opposition from her father, Levold, who believed she had been bewitched. During an attempt to force her home, she lost an arm and eventually died in captivity in Forest. Her steadfast faith and the subsequent miracles reported at her burial site, such as the restoration of sight to a nobleman, eventually led her parents to embrace the Christian faith.