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Show Miracles of St. Leonard It there were such a personage, SL Leonard would certainly have been th patron saint of prisoners. He as originally a French nobleman at the court of Clovls I, and became a monk and founded a monastery which, after his death, about 5f0. was known as St. Leonard le Noblat. He was famed for his charity toward prisoners, and Is re puted to have worked many mlraclet on their behalf. These miracles In releasing re-leasing unhappy captives continue after his death, according to trad! tlon. which was very convenient, at his festival happened to be the first day of the Michaelmas term, wh-wilrs wh-wilrs were made returnable. Family Herald. |