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Leoba
Anglo-Saxon nun
SaintFull write-upKingdom of WessexBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 28 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
710
Died
782
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Near Mainz in the Rhineland, in Germany, Saint Leoba, virgin: called from England to Germany by Saint Boniface, her kinsman, she was placed at the head of the monastery of Tauberbischofsheim, where she guided the handmaids of God on the way of perfection by word and example.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 28 September as the virgin whom Saint Boniface called from England to lead the monastery of Tauberbischofsheim.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 28 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q447002 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Leoba (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.