Leopold III
Margrave of Austria
Feast: 15 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Leopold III (German: Luitpold, Latin: Leupoldus, 1073 – 15 November 1136), known as Leopold the Good, was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Vienna. His feast day is 15 November.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Otto of Freising Blessed Child
- Saint Florian Saint“Florian is also the patron saint of Poland; the city of Linz, Austria; and Upper Austria, jointly with Leopold III, Margrave of Austria.” — Wikipedia
- Baudouin I of Belgium Servant of God“Baudouin was the elder son of King Leopold III (1901–1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905–1935).” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q349086 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Leopold III, Margrave of Austria (CC BY-SA)
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