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|SaintName=Saint Leonard of Noblac | |SaintName=Saint Leonard of Noblac | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=November 06 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Vendôme, Orléans, Gaul (now France) | |SaintBirthPlace=Vendôme, Orléans, Gaul (now France) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=47.7900, 1.0670 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=47.7900, 1.0670 | ||
|SaintDeathDate= | |SaintDeathDate=559-06-11 | ||
|DeathPlace=Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, Limousin, Gaul (now France) | |DeathPlace=Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, Limousin, Gaul (now France) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=45.8167, 1.4667 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=45.8167, 1.4667 | ||
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|NotableLabel5=Abbey foundation | |NotableLabel5=Abbey foundation | ||
|NotableCoordinates5=45.8167, 1.4667 | |NotableCoordinates5=45.8167, 1.4667 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=France | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Limoges]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Early Church | |Canonizer=Early Church | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Liberation of prisoners through broken chains | |SaintMiracle1=Liberation of prisoners through broken chains | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Safe deliveries for women in labor | |SaintMiracle2=Safe deliveries for women in labor | ||
|SaintMiracle3=Healing of cattle diseases | |SaintMiracle3=Healing of cattle diseases | ||
|Profession=Noble courtier; hermit; abbot | |Profession=Noble courtier; hermit; abbot | ||
|Patronage=Prisoners; captives; horses; farmers; women in labor; barrel makers; blacksmiths; childbirth; coal miners; coppersmiths | |Patronage=Prisoners; captives; horses; farmers; women in labor; barrel makers; blacksmiths; childbirth; coal miners; coppersmiths | ||
|Attributes=Broken chains; fetters; horse; manacles | |Attributes=Broken chains; fetters; horse; manacles | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Collegiate Church of Saint Leonard, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, France | |PrimaryShrine=Collegiate Church of Saint Leonard, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, France | ||
|ReviewLevel=0 | |ReviewLevel=0 | ||
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'''Saint Leonard of Noblac''' (c. 496 – 6 November 559) was a 6th-century Frankish nobleman who became a hermit and abbot, renowned for his charity toward prisoners and the afflicted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Leonard of Noblac |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=583 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> According to hagiographic tradition preserved in early vitae, born to nobility in Vendôme near Orléans, Leonard attended the court of King Clovis I, where his prayers contributed to a miraculous victory at the Battle of Vouillé (507 AD), leading to his conversion and baptism by St. Remigius.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint of the Day – St Leonard of Noblac (c496-559) |url=https://anastpaul.com/2017/11/06/saint-of-the-day-st-leonard-of-noblac-c496-559/ |website=AnaStpaul |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> Renouncing court life, he embraced monasticism at Micy Abbey before withdrawing as a hermit to the Limousin forest, where he founded the monastery at Noblac (now Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat). | '''Saint Leonard of Noblac''' (c. 496 – 6 November 559) was a 6th-century Frankish nobleman who became a hermit and abbot, renowned for his charity toward prisoners and the afflicted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Leonard of Noblac |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=583 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> According to hagiographic tradition preserved in early vitae, born to nobility in Vendôme near Orléans, Leonard attended the court of King Clovis I, where his prayers contributed to a miraculous victory at the Battle of Vouillé (507 AD), leading to his conversion and baptism by St. Remigius.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint of the Day – St Leonard of Noblac (c496-559) |url=https://anastpaul.com/2017/11/06/saint-of-the-day-st-leonard-of-noblac-c496-559/ |website=AnaStpaul |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> Renouncing court life, he embraced monasticism at Micy Abbey before withdrawing as a hermit to the Limousin forest, where he founded the monastery at Noblac (now Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat). | ||