Sanctus Leonardus

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Sanctus Leonardus is the Latin name for Saint Leonard of Noblac, a 6th-century Frankish nobleman-turned-hermit venerated as the patron saint of prisoners and captives.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sanctus Leonardus canonical 2
cult of Saint Leonard 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
Christian saint
Frankish nobleman
hermit
patron saint
associatedWith intercession for captives
liberation of prisoners
mercy
centuryOfActivity 6th century
commemoratedBy churches dedicated in his honor
pilgrimages to Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
convertedFrom Frankish nobility
countryOfMajorShrine France
deathPlace Noblac
near Limoges
ethnicity Frankish
feastDay 6 November
hasLatinName Sanctus Leonardus
hasName Leonardus Noblacensis
Saint Leonard of Limoges
Saint Leonard of Noblac
honorificPrefix Saint
iconographicAttribute chains
fetters
manacles
livedAs hermit
monk
majorShrine Noblac
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
notableFor founding a monastic community near Limoges
miracles of freeing prisoners
patronage captives
farmers
prison chaplains
prisoners
the sick
women in labor
regionOfCult Central Europe
France
Germany
Italy
title Confessor
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Church
linked to: Lutheranism

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint Leonard of Noblac LatinName Sanctus Leonardus
Noblac knownFor cult of Saint Leonard
linked to: Sanctus Leonardus
Sanctus Leonardus hasLatinName Sanctus Leonardus