Leopold III Margrave of Austria

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Saint Leopold III (German: Luitpold1073 – 15 November 1136) known as Leopold the Good was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria Lower Austria Upper Austria and Vienna. His feast day is 15 November.

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birth date

1073-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

birth place

Melk, Austria

canonized by

Pope Innocent VIII

canonized date

1485-01-06

death date

1136-11-15

death place

Lower Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria

title

Margrave of Austria

venerated in

Catholic Church