St Leobinus of Chartres Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date
St Leobinus, field worker, shepherd, Miracle worker, and a healer Profile |
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Date of Birth | Unknown |
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Country of Birth | France of Europe |
Matrimony/Holy Orders | Monks who became Saints |
Profession | field worker, shepherd, Miracle worker, and a healer |
Place of Work | France |
Date of Death | 14 March 558 |
Place of Death | Brou, France |
Feast Day | March 14 |
Beatification | Beatified by N/A |
Canonization | Canonized by Pre-Congregation |
Patron Saint of | wine merchants against dropsy against rheumatism against edema innkeepers |
St Leobinus of Chartres Biography
St Leobinus was also known as:
- Lubinus
- Lubin
- Lubinius
- Lumine
- Leubinus
- Loubin
St Leobinus of Chartres was born at Poitiers, France. He was the son of a peasant. Leobinus used to do field work and was also a shepherd in his youth. St Leobinus having the thirst for Education, he went to the monastery at Noailles also in France.
Here he used to work for the monks during the day while being taught by them during the night. He used to study till late by candlelight of which annoyed the monks who had to wake up for early prayers. Leobinus took notice of this and put a screen around the candle and continued with his studies.
St leobinus of Chartres was a friend to Saint Carilef. A student of Saint Avitus of Perche, who suggested that the young man join his monastery. He became a monk at Lyon, France.
Renegade soldiers captured Leobinus during the war between the Franks and Burgundians, leobinus was tortured to make him give up the location of the monastery’s treasure. He then told the soldiers nothing, and they left him for dead, thinking they had drowned him. He eventually recovered from it.
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St Leobinus Religious life
Leobinus joined Saint Avitus’ community at Le Perche, France. Priest. Abbot at Brou, France. The bishop of Chartres in France. He was a noted reformer. He was a participant at the synod of Orleans in 549 AD, and in Paris in 552 AD.
He was a miracle worker and had the gift of healing, especially of dropsy or edema. Worked with Saint Caletric who gave him his last Communion and succeeded him as bishop. The innkeepers and wine merchants near Charters considered Leobinus their patron.
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