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Title: Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria Post by: CyrilSebastian on September 07, 2014, 10:11:26 PM Leopold III (1073-1136) is the patron saint of Austria.
He established the Klosterneuberg Monastery. His feast day is November 15th. Title: Re: Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria Post by: Shin on October 18, 2014, 09:23:46 AM There is a saint I hadn't heard of! It's good to learn! :D
Title: Re: Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria Post by: CyrilSebastian on November 20, 2018, 08:35:47 PM Leopold was a member of the House of Babenberg.
He was the son of Margrave Leopold II and Margravine Ida. Title: Re: Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria Post by: CyrilSebastian on November 25, 2019, 09:56:13 PM Leopold III was considered a candidate in the election of the Kaiser of the Holy Roman Empire in 1125, but declined this honor. Title: Re: Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria Post by: CyrilSebastian on November 02, 2020, 09:08:18 PM Leopold III founded several monasteries. One of them was Klosterneburg. Title: Re: Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria Post by: CyrilSebastian on June 14, 2021, 07:33:49 PM Leopold III's second wife was Agnes, the widowed sister of Emperor Henry V who he had supported against her father Henry IV. Title: Re: Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria Post by: eschator83 on June 15, 2021, 12:08:53 PM Delaney reported that Leopold was married to the daughter of Emperor Henry IV, by whom he had 18 children. He also founded the monasteries of Heiligenkreuz and and Mariazell.
Title: Re: Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria Post by: CyrilSebastian on June 15, 2021, 07:48:43 PM Eighteen children for one royal couple is an extremely large number of children. Title: Re: Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria Post by: eschator83 on June 17, 2021, 10:07:15 AM Please forgive this comment: I resisted repeating this sentence from Delaney's report when I first wrote the prior post, even though it gave me a chuckle. In the last sentence, Delaney says Leopold was surnamed "The Good" by his people. I'll try not to think further on the matter. St Leopold, please pray for us.
Title: Re: Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria Post by: CyrilSebastian on November 11, 2021, 07:50:56 PM Margrave Leopold III fostered the development of cities, such as Klosterneuburg, Vienna and Krems. Title: Re: Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria Post by: CyrilSebastian on May 16, 2023, 06:35:08 PM Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I was named after Margrave Leopold III of Austria. Title: Re: Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria Post by: eschator83 on May 17, 2023, 09:16:39 AM According to Delaney, St Leopold had served 40 years as margrave, from age 23 until his death in 1136.
Title: Re: Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria Post by: CyrilSebastian on February 28, 2025, 04:44:44 PM Margrave Leopold III's son Otto was the Bishop of Freising from 1138 to 1158. He participated in the Second Crusade. |