Saint of the day 02/October

Saint of the Day (October 02) ✠ St. Leodegar ✠ French Bishop: Born: 615 AD Autun, Sa├┤ne-et-Loire, Burgundy, France Died: October 2, 679 Sarcing, Somme, Picardie, France Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Major Shrine : Cathedral of Autun and the Grand S├йminaire of Soissons Feast: October 2 Patronage: Millers, Invoked against blindness, Eye disease, Eye problems, Sore eyes St. Leodegar of Poitiers was a martyred Burgundian Bishop of Autun. He was the son of Saint Sigrada and the brother of Saint Warinus. Leodegar was an opponent of Ebroin, the Frankish Mayor of the Palace of Neustria and the leader of the faction of Austrasian nobles in the struggle for hegemony over the waning Merovingian dynasty. His torture and death made him a martyr and saint. Early life: Leodegar was the son of a high-ranking Burgundian nobleman, Bodilon, Count of Poitiers and Paris and Sigrada of Alsace, who later became a nun at Sainte-Marie de Soissons. H...