Liborius of Le Mans 4932987 224100423 2008-07-07T08:57:13Z AxelBoldt 2 {{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 |beatified_date= |beatified_place= |beatified_by= |canonized_date= |canonized_place= |canonized_by= |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 |suppressed_date= |issues= }} '''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. {{commons|Category:Saint Liborius}} ==References== <references /> ==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]] [[Category:Ancient Roman saints|Liborius]] [[Category:Roman bishops|Liborius]] [[Category:4th century bishops]] {{Italy-saint-stub}} [[de:Liborius]] [[fr:Liboire du Mans]] [[nds:Liborius (Bischop)]]