Laudus
Bishop Laudus heals a blind man, window in Coutances Cathedral (13th century)
Laudus , also called Laudo , Laud or Lô , († around 568) is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church . He had been Bishop of Coutances in Normandy since 529 at the latest .
There is evidence of Laudus' participation in the Synods of Orléans in 533, 538, 541 and 549. He was especially ascribed to pastoral zeal and charity . 875's are relics of Bayeux transferred have been; further mortal remains are said to be u. a. in Rouen , Angers and Saint-Lô . A veneration of Laudus has been documented since the ninth century. He is the main patron of the Diocese of Coutances with his own form of measurement . His feast day is September 21.
literature
- Winfried Böhne: Laudus . In: Josef Höfer , Karl Rahner (Ed.): Lexicon for Theology and Church . 2nd Edition. tape 6 . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1961, Sp. 827 .
- Valerie Irene Jane Flint: Laudus (Lô), St. In: New Catholic Encyclopedia . Volume 8, McGraw-Hill, New York [u. a.] 1967, p. 532.
- Joseph-Claude Poulin: Laudus . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 5, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1991, ISBN 3-7608-8905-0 , Sp. 1754 fm lit.
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SURNAME | Laudus |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Laudo; Laud; Lô |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saint of the Roman Catholic Church |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century or 6th century |
DATE OF DEATH | at 568 |