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Saint Leopold III, also known as Leopold the Good, Leopold the Pious, Leopold the Valiant, Leopold of Austria, and Leopold the Saint, was born in 1073 in Melk, Lower Austria, Austria. He was the grandson of Emperor Henry III and the father of Otto of Freising, who wrote his biography, and Duke Henry II of Austria. Leopold was also the step-father to King Conrad III of Germany. Leopold's ...
Apr 26, 2022 · Saint Leopold III (German: Luitpold, 1073 – 15 November 1136), known as Leopold the Good, was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Vienna. His feast day is 15 November.
- Gars am Kamp, Lower Austria
- Adelheid Babenberg, Agnes of Waiblingen
- Lower Austria
- "er Heilige", "der Milde", "der Fromme"
Leopold III ( German: Luitpold, 1073 – 15 November 1136), known as Leopold the Good, was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Vienna. His feast day is 15 November.
- 1073, Babenberg Castle, Gars am Kamp, Lower Austria
- 15 November 1136, Klosterneuburg Monastery, Lower Austria (incl. burial)
- 6 January 1485 by Pope Innocent VIII
- Roman Catholic Church
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Saint Leopold III, also known as Leopold the Good, is a venerable figure in the Catholic Church and is recognized as the patron saint of Austria. He was born into the Babenberg family in 1073 and became the Margrave of Austria from 1095 until his death in 1136.
Nov 15, 2018 · Posted on November 15, 2018November 14, 2018 by AnaStpaul. Saint of the Day – 15 November – St Leopold III (1073-1136) – “Leopold the Good” Margrave of Austria (the Margraviate of Austria was a southeastern frontier march (borderland) of the Holy Roman Empire created in 976 out of the territory on the border with the Principality of ...
When Saint Leopold III Margrave of Austria was born on 29 September 1073, in Klosterneuburg, Tulln, Lower Austria, Austria, his father, Leopold II Margrave of Austria, was 21 and his mother, Ida of Austria, was 20. He married Agnes von Waiblingen about 1106, in Klosterneuburg, Tulln, Lower Austria, Austria.
Saint of the Day: St. Leopold III Patron Saint of Austria. Public Domain. King (1075-1136) His life + Leopold was born in Gars, Austria, and raised under the influence of bishop Saint Altman, one ...
