Leobinus
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Saint Leobinus | |
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Died | 556 AD |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Church |
Feast | 14 March (formerly 15 September) |
Attributes | depicted on his death-bed receiving the last rites from his successor Saint Caletric |
Saint Leobinus (French: Lubin) (died 14 March 557)[1] [2] was a hermit, abbot, and bishop. Born in a peasant family, he became a hermit and a monk of Micy Abbey before being ordained a priest. He was then elected abbot of Brou and in 544, became Bishop of Chartres, succeeding Etherius with the consent of king Childebert I.
References
- ^ Watkins, Basil (2015). The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-567-66415-0. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome".
External links
- Saints of March 14: Leobinus
- (in French) Saint Lubin
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