Liborius of Le Mans
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| Saint Liborius | |
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| Bishop and Confessor | |
| Born | 348, Gaul |
| Died | 396, Le Mans |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Paderborn |
| Feast | 23 July |
| Attributes | pebbles; peacock; episcopal attire |
| Patronage | against calculi; against colic; against fever; against gall stones; Paderborn Cathedral; Paderborn |
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Liborius (348-396) was of a noble family of Gaul, he joined the priesthood, and was ordained (the second or third) bishop of Le Mans. He is the patron of Paderborn, to which his relics were transferred in 836.
[edit] History
He was a friend of Saint Martin of Tours. During the forty-five years of his episcopacy he built many churches.
[edit] Veneration
The transfer of his relics from Le Mans to Paderborn by Saint Aldric, bishop of Le Mans, led to a sister-city relation that has lasted for over 1,000 years. He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church,[1] but because of his limited importance worldwide, his liturgical celebration is no longer included among those to be commemorated universally, wherever the Roman Rite is celebrated.[2]
