Liborius of Le Mans
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{{Infobox Saint
|name= Saint Liborius
|birth_date=348
|death_date=396
|feast_day= [[23 July]]
|venerated_in= [[Roman Catholic Church]]
|image= Paderborner Dom Dreifaltigkeitskapelle Liborius.jpg
|imagesize= 250px
|caption= Saint Liborius, relief in the Trinity Chapel of the Paderborn Cathedral.
|birth_place= Gaul
|death_place=Le Mans
|titles=Bishop and Confessor
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|attributes= pebbles; [[peacock]]; [[Bishop|episcopal]] attire
|patronage= against [[calculus (medicine)|calculi]]; against [[renal colic|colic]]; against [[fever]]; against [[gall stones]]; Paderborn Cathedral; [[Paderborn]]
|major_shrine= 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]].
==History==
He was a friend of Saint [[Martin of Tours]]. During the forty-five years of his episcopacy he built many churches.
==Veneration==
The [[translation (relics)|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]],<ref>''Martyrologium Romanum'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2001 ISBN 88-209-7210-7)</ref> 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.<ref>''Calendarium Romanum'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1969), p. 131</ref>
==[[Saint symbology|Symbology]]==
In art, Saint Liborius is depicted as a bishop with a [[peacock]]. He may be carrying small stones on a book. Liborius is invoked against [[renal colic|colic]], [[fever]], and [[gallstone]]s.
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==References==
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==External links==
*http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd04765.htm
*http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0723.htm#libo
[[Category:348 births|Liborius]]
[[Category:396 deaths|Liborius]]
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