Sv. Leopold - Brtnice, Czech republic
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N 49° 18.997 E 015° 40.035
33U E 548494 N 5462866
Barokní sloup se sochou sv. Leopolda, patrona Rakouska /
Baroque column with a statue of St. Leopold, the patron saint of Austria.
Waymark Code: WMG0V8
Location: Kraj Vysočina, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/29/2012
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Saint Leopold III (German: Luitpold,1073 – 15 November 1136) 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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Svatý Leopold III. Babenberský (1073 - 15. listopadu 1136) byl v letech 1096 až 1136 rakouský markrabe. Zemrel roku 1136 a byl pohrben v kláštere Klosterneuburg. Roku 1485 byl kanonizován papežem Innocencem VIII. a roku 1663 císarem Leopoldem I. prohlášen rakouským patronem. Podílel se i na založení cisterciáckého kláštera Heiligenkreuz.
Associated Religion(s): roman - catholic
Statue Location: on the crossroad
Entrance Fee: free
Artist: unknown
Website: [Web Link]
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