Leodegar
Sign in to saveLeodegar of Poitiers (; ; 615 – October 2, 679 AD) was a martyred Burgundian Bishop of Autun. He was the son of Saint Sigrada and the brother of Saint Warinus.
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Key facts
- Saint.name
- Saint Leodegar (or Leger)Bishop of Autun
- Saint.birth_date
- 615
- Saint.feast_day
- October 2
- Saint.venerated_in
- Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox Church
- Saint.image
- File:Détail vitraux du choeur.jpg
- Saint.imagesize
- 250px
- Saint.birth_place
- Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, Kingdom of the Franks
- Saint.death_place
- Sarcing, Somme, Picardy, Kingdom of the Franks
- Saint.canonized_date
- Pre-Congregation
- Saint.attributes
- Man having his eyes bored out with a gimlet Bishop holding a gimlet Bishop holding a hook with two prongs
- Saint.patronage
- Millers Invoked against blindness Eye disease Eye problems Sore eyes
- Saint.major_shrine
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Leodegar of Poitiers (; ; 615 – October 2, 679 AD) was a martyred Burgundian Bishop of Autun. He was the son of Saint Sigrada and the brother of Saint Warinus.
Leodegar was an opponent of Ebroin, the Frankish Mayor of the Palace of Neustria, and the leader of the faction of Burgundian nobles. His torture and death made him a martyr and saint.