Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria

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Babenberg dynasty member Christian saint Margrave Medieval ruler Patron saint

Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria, was an 11th–12th century Babenberg ruler venerated as a patron saint of Austria, renowned for his piety, just governance, and role in consolidating and developing the early Austrian margraviate.

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Leopold III, Margrave of Austria 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Babenberg dynasty member ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ
Margrave ⓘ
Medieval ruler ⓘ
Patron saint ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Leopold der Heilige NERFINISHED ⓘ
Leopold the Good NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saint Leopold III NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedDynasty Babenberg dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Heiligenkreuz NERFINISHED ⓘ
Klosterneuburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate circa 1073 ⓘ
burialPlace Klosterneuburg Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ
canonizationDate 1485 ⓘ
canonizationStatus canonized saint ⓘ
canonizedBy Pope Innocent VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedBy St. Leopold’s Day celebrations in Austria ⓘ
country Margraviate of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathDate 15 November 1136 ⓘ
deathPlace Klosterneuburg, Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father Leopold II, Margrave of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
feastDay 15 November ⓘ
founded Heiligenkreuz Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
Klosterneuburg Augustinian canonry NERFINISHED ⓘ
Klosterneuburg Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName Leopold III, Margrave of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedTerritory Eastern March (Ostmark) of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor development of the early Austrian margraviate ⓘ
founding monasteries ⓘ
just governance ⓘ
piety ⓘ
mother Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Babenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor refusing the German kingship offered by the princes ⓘ
patronage Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lower Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld Margrave of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Leopold II, Margrave of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
reignEnd 1136 ⓘ
reignStart 1095 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
spouse Agnes of Waiblingen NERFINISHED ⓘ
stepfatherOf Conrad III of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor Leopold IV, Margrave of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbol banner with veil legend (Klosterneuburg veil legend) ⓘ
title Margrave of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Leopold → hasNotableBearer → Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
House of Babenberg → notableMember → Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Leopold III, Margrave of Austria