<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=372283" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>St. Leonard</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Of Frankish noble stock was born<br>Saint Leonard in 5th century.<br>His people were king’s courtiers<br>Of Clovis I, a pagan king; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">He prayed to God for safe childbirth<br>and queen had a safe delivery.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The queen had joked to Leonard once<br>To stop an army’s invasion, <br>And Leonard prayed to living God, <br>And turned the battle’s tide, his side! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The king and many others got<br>Converted to Christianity; <br>Leonard had rode a donkey all day, <br>And got the land from king afree! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">There-in, he built his monastery<br>And lived a hermit’s life austere<br>Preaching about the God, one true; <br>His brother Lifiard turned a saint! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Leonard then went to Limousin, <br>A forest where he lived alone, <br>a life of solitude and ate <br>just herbs and fruits found in the wild.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Converting those who came his way, <br>releasing prisoners by his sway, <br>he turned a saint and passed away.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They built some churches in his name: <br>the patron saint of prisoners all; <br>women in labor, locksmiths, miners.<br>Nov 6th is St. Leonard’s feast day.<br>Copyright by Dr John Celes 6-11-11</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=372283" data-title="St. Leonard de John Celes" data-description="Of Frankish noble stock was born Saint Leonard in 5th century. His people were king’s courtiers Of Clovis I, a pagan king; He prayed to God for safe childbirth and queen had a safe delivery. The queen had joked to Leonard once To stop an army..."></div> </div> </div>

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