Leobinus

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Saint Leobinus
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Bust of Saint Leobinus. Church of Notre Dame de Louviers.
Died556 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.

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References

  1. Watkins, Basil (2015). The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN   978-0-567-66415-0 . Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdsep.htm