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Saint

Libentius of Hamburg

Archbishop of Hamburg

Archbishop of Hamburg and Bremen, reposed in 1013.

Feast
January 4old style January 17
Reposed
101311th century
Place
Hamburg

Life

Saint Libentius of Hamburg, also called Liawizo, was archbishop of Hamburg and Bremen. He was born in 938 in Swabia in Germany, became bishop of Hamburg in 988 and reposed in 1013.

The sources available to us preserve few details of his life. He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 4 January (new style).

Commemorated the same day January 4