Saint Liborius | |
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 Saint Liborius, relief in the Trinity Chapel of the Paderborn Cathedral. | |
| Bishop, Confessor, Pastor | |
| Born | unknown Gaul |
| Died | 396 Le Mans (modern-day France) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Paderborn |
| Feast | 23 July |
| Attributes | pebbles on a book; peacock; episcopal attire [1] |
| Patronage | against calculi; against colic; against fever; against gall stones; Paderborn Cathedral; Paderborn |
Liborius of Le Mans (c. 348–397) was the second Bishop of Le Mans. He is the patron saint of the cathedral and archdiocese of Paderborn in Germany. The year of his birth is unknown; he died in 397, reputedly on 23 July.[2]
- ^ Stracke, Richard (2015-10-20). "Saint Liborius". Christian Iconography.
- ^ Hermann-Joseph Rick (1993). "Liborius, zweiter Bischof von Le Mans". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 5. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 17–20. ISBN 3-88309-043-3.