Leutfridus
Leutfridus[1] was a French monk and saint of the eighth century.
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Life
Leutfridus studied at Condat Abbey and at Chartres, and was for a time a teacher at Evreux. A Benedictine, he was also a spiritual student of Saint Sidonius of Saint-Saëns. He spent time as a hermit at Cailly and at Rouen. He founded the abbey of La Croix-Saint-Qu'en around 690, and served as its first abbot.[2] The abbey was later renamed Saint-Leufroy in his honor.
Leutfridus died in 738;[2] his feast day is June 21.
Leutfridus was the brother of Saint Agofredus.
References
- Also rendered Leutfrid, Leufroi, or Leufroy.
- Goyau, Georges. "Evreux." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 23 Mar. 2015
External links
- St Leutfridus, Saint of Just and Holy Wrath, excerpt from a lecture given by Prof Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira on June 20, 1967
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