Leutfridus
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Leutfridus was a French
monk
and saint
of the eighth century.
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
. The abbey was later renamed Saint-Leufroy in his honor.
Leutfridus died in 738; his feast day is June 21.
Leutfridus was the brother of Saint Agofredus
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
monk
Monk
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
and saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
of the eighth century.
Leutfridus studied at Condat Abbey
Condat Abbey
Condat Abbey was founded in the 420s in the valley of Bienne, in the Jura mountains. Condat became the capital of Haut Jura. The founders were local monks, Romanus , who had been ordained by St...
and at Chartres
Chartres
Chartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is located southwest of Paris.-Geography:Chartres is built on the left bank of the Eure River, on a hill crowned by its famous cathedral, the spires of which are a landmark in the surrounding country...
, and was for a time a teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
at Evreux
Évreux
Évreux is a commune in the Eure department, of which it is the capital, in Haute Normandie in northern France.-History:In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named Mediolanum Aulercorum, "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area...
. A Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
, he was also a spiritual student of Saint Sidonius of Saint-Saëns
Sidonius of Saint-Saëns
Sidonius was an Irish-born French monk and saint. He was the spiritual teacher of Leutfridus.Sidonus was born sometime in the seventh century, and was a monk at the abbey in Jumieges in 664; he then spent several years travelling between monasteries. For ten years he served in Rome as a companion...
. He spent time as a hermit
Hermit
A hermit is a person who lives, to some degree, in seclusion from society.In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Christian who lives the eremitic life out of a religious conviction, namely the Desert Theology of the Old Testament .In the...
at Cailly
Cailly
Cailly is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village situated in the Rouennais, some northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D6, D12 and the D44 roads...
and at Rouen
Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
; he founded the abbey
Abbey
An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
of La Croix-Saint-Qu'en around 690, and served as its first abbot
Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
. The abbey was later renamed Saint-Leufroy in his honor.
Leutfridus died in 738; his feast day is June 21.
Leutfridus was the brother of Saint Agofredus
Agofredus
Agofredus was a French monk and saint. Brother of Leutfridus, he was a Benedictine known throughout Normandy for his holiness. He died in 738; his feast day is June 21.-References:*...
.
External links
- St Leutfridus, Saint of Just and Holy Wrath, excerpt from a lecture given by Prof Plinio Corrêa de OliveiraPlinio Corrêa de OliveiraPlinio Correa de Oliveira was a Brazilian intellectual, politician and Catholic activist....
on June 20, 1967