Saint Léonard

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Saint Léonard is a Christian saint venerated particularly in France, traditionally regarded as the patron of prisoners and captives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
Christian saint
associatedWith liberation of prisoners
miraculous release of captives
commemoratedBy feast day
cultDevelopedIn Middle Ages
culturalInfluence French church dedications
French place names
feastDay 6 November
hasNamesake Saint-Léonard, France
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
multiple churches in France
honorificPrefix Saint
iconographicAttribute chains
fetters
prisoners
linkedTo Frankish nobility traditions
patronage captives
prisoners
religion Christianity
veneratedAs patron saint of captives
patron saint of prisoners
veneratedIn France
veneration Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

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

Belloy-Saint-Léonard, Somme, France namedAfter Saint Léonard
subject surface form: Belloy-Saint-Léonard
Saint Leonard of Noblac hasVariantName Saint Léonard
this entity surface form: Saint Léonard de Noblat
St. Leonard of Port Maurice Church namedAfter Saint Léonard
this entity surface form: St. Leonard of Port Maurice