Leobinus Explained

Saint Leobinus
Death Date:	556 AD
Feast Day:	14 March (formerly 15 September)
Venerated In:	Roman Catholic Church,Orthodox Church
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.

External links

• Saints of March 14: Leobinus
• Saint Lubin

Notes and References

1. Book: Watkins . Basil . The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary . 2015 . Bloomsbury Publishing . 978-0-567-66415-0 . 16 May 2020 . en.
2. Web site: Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome .