Saint Leonard of Limoges

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Saint Leonard of Limoges is a 6th-century Frankish saint venerated as the patron of prisoners and captives, renowned for his miracles of liberation and widely honored across medieval Europe.

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Saint Leonard of Limoges canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
Christian saint
Frankish saint
patron saint
associatedWith Limousin region
Merovingian period
linked to: Merovingian dynasty
centuryOfActivity 6th century
commemoratedBy pilgrimage to Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
countryOfCitizenship Frankish Kingdom
cultCenter Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
cultStatus widely honored across medieval Europe
ethnicGroup Franks
feastDay 6 November
7 November
hasHagiography Vita Sancti Leonardi
hasLegend chains and fetters miraculously fell from prisoners
freed prisoners by prayer and intercession
hasPlaceNamedAfter Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
churches across England
churches across Germany
churches across Italy
numerous churches in France
honorificPrefix Saint
influenced medieval devotion to prisoners
notableFor miracles of liberation of prisoners
widespread medieval cult
occupation hermit
monk
patronage captives
political prisoners
prisoners
the falsely accused
women in labor
placeOfVeneration France
Limoges
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
medieval Western Europe
religion Christianity
residence Noblat forest
linked to: Sainte-Baume forest

near Limoges
sexOrGender male
symbol abandoned chains hung on trees
chains
fetters
manacles
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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

Saint Leonard of Noblac hasVariantName Saint Leonard of Limoges
Sanctus Leonardus hasName Saint Leonard of Limoges