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Leudwinus

Frankish Count of Treves who became Archbishop of Treves and Bishop or Laon and Reims.

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Feast: 23 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
660
Died
717
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves (Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈlɛu̯d.vi.nus]; also Leodewin, Liutwin, Ludwin, etc.; c. 660 – 29 September 722 AD in Reims) founded an abbey in Mettlach. He was Archbishop of Treves and Laon. As patron saint of the Mettlach parish, his relics are carried through the town by procession at the annual Pentecost celebration. His feast day is September 29. He was the son of Saint Warinus, the paternal grandson of Saint Sigrada, and nephew of Saint Leodegarius.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Connected on this site

Sources
  • Wikidata Q536950 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Leudwinus (CC BY-SA)

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