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Leonard refused his
> godfather Clovis' offer of a bishopric, instead
> becoming a monk and then a
> hermit at Noblac.
Any idea when and why "Noblac" became "Noblat"?
MG
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> Today (6. November) is the feast day of:
>
> Mennas (d. c. 300) The Egyptian Mennas (or Menas)
> was perhaps a Roman
> soldier; it is certain that he was martyred at about
> the time of
> Diocletian's persecution. His shrine at Bumma (near
> Alexandria) was a
> major pilgrimage center until the Arab conquest of
> Egypt.
>
> Illtud (d. early 6th cent.) The British Illtud was
> founder and abbot of
> Llanilltud Fawr, which became one of the most
> important monasteries of
> South Wales. He is believed to have been a disciple
> of Germanus of Auxerre
> and learned in scriptural studies and philosophy.
> He seems to have made it
> to Brittany at some point in his life; his
> twelfth-century Life tells that
> he sailed there with grain ships to relieve a
> famine.
>
> Leonard (6th cent.?) There is no trace of Leonard's
> cult before the
> eleventh century, but he became one of the most
> popular saints of the later
> middle ages. He was especially recognized as a
> patron of pregnant women
> and captives. According to his eleventh-century
> vita, Leonard was a
> Frankish noble, converted to Christianity by
> Remigius. One day the king and queen were
> hunting nearby when the
> queen went into labor; she was safely delivered
> thanks to the help and
> prayers of the saint. Clovis was so grateful that
> he gave Leonard as much
> land as he could ride around on a donkey in one
> night. L. used the land to
> found the monastery of Noblac.
>
> Melaine (d. c. 535) Melaine (Mellion) succeeded St.
> Amand as bishop of
> Rennes and served as an advisor of Clovis. His cult
> rapidly became very
> popular in Brittany.
>
> Christina Bruzo (blessed) (d. 1312) Christina was
> born at Stommeln (near
> Cologne) in 1242. Starting in 1268 she had a series
> of intense mysticl
> experiences, receiving the stigmata on her hands,
> feet, forehead, and side.
> She did her best to hide them, a difficult task
> since they bled every
> Easter. The parish priest who recorded her
> experiences also reported
> harassment by demons and visions.
>
> Nonius Alvarez de Pereira (blessed) (d. 1431)
> Nonius (or Nunez) was born
> near Lisbon in 1360. At the age of 23 he was made
> commander of the
> Portuguese armies by the future King John I, and led
> the revolt against
> Spanish domination, establishing Portugal as an
> independent state. He is a
> national hero of Portugal, known as "the Grand
> Constable." After N's wife
> died, he became a Carmelite lay brother, retired to
> a Lisbon convent he had
> founded.
>
> Margaret of Lorraine (blessed) (d. 1521) Margaret
> was born in 1463, the
> daughter of Duke Frederick of Lorraine. In 1488 she
> married Rene, duke of
> Alencon, but was widowed in 1492. After that, M.
> devoted herself to
> raising their three children and to works of
> charity. When the kids had
> grown up, she joined the Poor Clares, founding a
> convent at Argentan.
>
> Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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>
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