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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Leobardus, recluse of Marmoutier, later 6th c.

Saint ID

S00175

Reported Death Not Before

570

Reported Death Not After

593

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Ascetics/monks/nuns, Hermits/recluses, Lesser clergy
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00354Gregory of Tours writes the Life of *Leobardus (recluse of Marmoutier, later 6th c., S00175): it presents the saint as an ascetic willing to accept episcopal guidance. Gregory, Life of the Fathers Book 20, written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594. Overview of Gregory's Life of Leobardus.
E00356Gregory of Tours, in his Life of *Leobardus (recluse of Marmoutier, later 6th c., S00175), recounts how he lent two books on the lives of saints to Leobardus, who had gone astray; inspired by them, he changed his behaviour. From Gregory's Life of the Fathers (20.3), written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594.
E00357Gregory of Tours, in his Life of *Leobardus (recluse of Marmoutier, later 6th c., S00175), recounts the death of the saint, and his burial in his cell at Marmoutier (north-west Gaul). From Gregory's Life of the Fathers (20.4), written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594.
E05870Gregory of Tours writes the Life of the Fathers, collecting the lives of twenty Gallic bishops, abbots and recluses; written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594. Overview/list of the twenty Lives.