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title: "St. Leonard of Noblac: Feast Day November 6 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leonard-of-noblac/
description: "St. Leonard of Noblac, Hermit, patron of prisoners and captives. Remembered on November 6, died c. 559. Read their life in Bless."
---

Hermit · Remembered on November 6

# St. Leonard of Noblac

St. Leonard of Noblac is remembered on November 6 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of prisoners and captives.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [November 6](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/#6) |
| Title | Hermit |
| Died | c. 559 |
| Patron of | [prisoners](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#prisoners), [captives](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#captives) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, November 6, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leonard-of-noblac/#calendar) |

## Life

A Frankish noble converted by Remigius, who refused a bishopric for a forest hermitage near Limoges. The king granted him all the land he could ride round on his donkey in a night, and leave to free every prisoner he visited — medieval captives invoked him across Europe, hanging their broken chains at his shrine.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Leonard of Noblac as patron of prisoners and captives.

[Prisoners](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#prisoners) [Captives](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#captives)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [St. Joseph Cafasso](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-joseph-cafasso/) prisoners · June 23
- [St. Maximilian Kolbe](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-maximilian-kolbe/) prisoners · August 14

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Leonard of Noblac. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Friday, November 6, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/06/) | Friday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Philippians 3:17—4:1 · Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 · 1 John 2:5 · Luke 16:1-8 |
| [Saturday, November 6, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/11/06/) | Saturday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Romans 16:3-9, 16, 22-27 · Psalm 145:2-3, 4-5, 10-11 · 2 Corinthians 8:9 · Luke 16:9-15 |
| [Monday, November 6, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/11/06/) | Monday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Philippians 2:1-4 · Psalm 131:1bcde, 2, 3 · John 8:31b-32 · Luke 14:12-14 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[November 5 Sts. Zechariah and Elizabeth](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-zechariah-and-elizabeth/) [November 7 St. Willibrord](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-willibrord/)

[All the saints of November](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/) [Born on November 6?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#11-06) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Leonard of Noblac

Remembered on November 6

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leonard-of-noblac/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leonard-of-noblac/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leonard-of-noblac/#calendar)

In the app

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