St Leonard

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St Leonard is a Christian saint traditionally venerated as the patron of prisoners and captives, often associated with mercy, liberation, and rural churches across Europe.

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Saint Leonard 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
alsoKnownAs Saint Leonard of Noblac NERFINISHED
Saint Léonard NERFINISHED
associatedWith chains
liberation
mercy
prisons
rural churches
category Medieval Western saints NERFINISHED
Patron saints of prisoners
centuryOfCultOrigin 11th century
commemoratedBy church dedications across Europe
pilgrimages to Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
cultRegion Central Europe NERFINISHED
England NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
cultStatus widely venerated in medieval Europe
devotionalTheme aid in captivity
divine mercy
freedom from bondage
feastDay 6 November
hasPatronageType intercession in legal troubles
personal protection
hasSanctuary Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Saint
iconographicAttribute chains
fetters
manacles
influenced naming of churches in rural Europe
languageOfName French
Latin
liturgicalColorAssociation white
majorShrineCountry France NERFINISHED
patronage captives
people in chains
prisoners
the sick
women in labor
religion Christianity
role intercessor for prisoners
protector of captives
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Referenced by (4)

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St Leonard Eastcheap dedicatedTo St Leonard
this entity surface form: Saint Leonard
St Leonard’s Church, Hythe dedicatedTo St Leonard
this entity surface form: Saint Leonard
Bledington parishChurchDedicatedTo St Leonard
this entity surface form: Saint Leonard
Butleigh, Somerset, England parishChurchDedication St Leonard
subject surface form: Butleigh