Leonard of Noblac

Saint Leonard of Noblac
Wooden statue of Saint Leonard
Abbot of Noblac, hermit
Died	559
Venerated in	Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Church
Feast	6 November
Attributes	Depicted as an abbot holding chains, fetters or locks, or manacles[1]
Patronage	Political prisoners, imprisoned people, prisoners of war, and captives, women in labour, as well as horses

Leonard of Noblac (also Leonard of Limoges or Leonard of Noblet; also known as Lienard, Linhart, Lenart, Leonhard, Léonard, Leonardo, Annard; died 559), is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. He was converted to Christianity along with the king, at Christmas 496. Leonard became a hermit in the forest of Limousin, where he gathered a number of followers. Leonard or Lienard became one of the most venerated saints of the late Middle Ages. His intercession was credited with miracles for the release of prisoners, women in labour and the diseases of cattle.