Leodegar

Saint Leodegar (or Leger)
Bishop of Autun
Bornc. 615
Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, Kingdom of the Franks (now France)
Died(679-10-02)October 2, 679
Sarcing, Somme, Picardy, Kingdom of the Franks
(now France)
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
CanonizedPre-Congregation
Major shrineCathedral of Autun and the Grand Séminaire of Soissons
FeastOctober 2
AttributesMan having his eyes bored out with a gimlet
Bishop holding a gimlet
Bishop holding a hook with two prongs
PatronageMillers
Invoked against blindness
Eye disease
Eye problems
Sore eyes

Leodegar of Poitiers (Latin: Leodegarius; French: Léger; c. 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.[1]

  1. ^ Butler, Alban. "The Lives of the Saints, Volume X: October". St. Leodegarius, or Leger, Bishop and Martyr. bartleby.com. Retrieved June 28, 2012.