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Leudwinus

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'''Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves''' (''Leodewin, Liutwin, Ludwin'') (c. 660 - † 29. September, 722 in Reims) founded an abbey in [[Mettlach]]. He was [[Bishop of Treves|Archbishop of Treves]] and [[Laon]].<ref name="Heiliger Lutwinus">{{cite web |last=Weiner|first=Dr. Andreas|title=Heiliger Lutwinus bitte für uns!|url=http://www.lutwinuswerk.de/lutwinuswallfahrt-1.html|publisher=www.lutwinuswerk.de|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref><ref name="St. Ludwin">{{cite web |title=St. Ludwin|url=http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4348|work=Catholic Online, Saints & Angels|publisher=Catholic.org|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref> His feast day was September 23. He was the patron saint of [[Mettlach]] parish and his relics are carried by procession at the annual [[Pentecost]] celebration through the town.<ref name="Mettlach Church">{{cite web |last=Young|first=Reinhold|title=St. Lutwinus Mettlach Parish Church (Pfarrkirche St. Lutwinus Mettlach)|url=http://www.lutwinuswerk.de/pfarrkirche-1.html|work=Luwinuswerk Mettlach|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref>

He was the son of [[Saint Warinus]], the paternal grandson of [[Diocese of Soissons|Saint Sigrada]] and his uncle was [[Leodegar|Saint Leodegarius]].

==Early life==
Leudwinus was born a Frankish nobleman and was a member of one of the most powerful clans in [[Austrasia]].<ref name="Mettlach Church"/> He was the son of [[Saint Warinus|Warinus]], [[Count of Poitiers]] and [[Arnulf of Metz|Gunza of Metz]].<ref name="Mettlach Church" /><ref name="Les ancêtres">{{cite book |last=Settipani|first=Christian|title=The Ancestors of Charlemagne (Les ancêtres de Charlemagne)|year=1989|publisher=Biarritz|isbn=2-906483-28-1|pages=172}}</ref> [[Lambert of Maastricht]] was his kinsman. His Frankish name is Liutwin.<ref name="Mettlach Church" />

Leudwinus spent his early life at the royal court of [[Austrasia]].<ref name="Mettlach Church" /> He was styled Count of Treves.<ref name="Mettlach Church"/>

He received his education from his maternal uncle, [[Archbishopric of Trier|Saint Basinus, Archbishop of Treves]].<ref name="Mettlach Church"/> In 697, Leudwinus signed the Deed of Echternach with his uncle.<ref name="Mettlach Church"/>

==Marriage==
Leudwinus was initially uninterested in an ecclesiastical career. Instead he married Willigard of Bavaria. Their children were:<ref name="Les ancêtres" />

* [[Milo (bishop of Trier)|Milo]], Count of Treves<ref name="Mettlach Church" />
* Wido, Count of Hornbach<ref name="Mettlach Church" />
* (Possibly) [[Rotrude of Hesbaye|Chrotrude of Treves]] (Rotrude), who married [[Charles Martel]] and became Duchess of Austrasia.<ref name="Mettlach Church"/><ref name="Les ancêtres" />

==Mettlach Abbey==
According to a legend, it all began when Leudwinus went hunting near [[Saarland|Saar]]. He grew tired and fell asleep under the shade of a tree. As he slept the sun changed positions exposing him to its scorching hot rays. An eagle swept down and sat on Leudwinus with its wings spread out. When Leudwinus woke up his servant told him how the eagle had protected him from being burnt by the sun. Coincidentally, Leudwinus happened to be napping at the site of the Miracle Eagle near the chapel of [[Dionysius of Paris|St. Denis of Paris]]. Leudwinus saw this as a God-sent sign to establish a [[Benedictine]] monastery at that site. Dionysius the Chapel soon developed into a Christian missionary center. In its place now stands the parish church of St. Gangolf in Mettlach.

When Leudwinus became a widower, he joined the monastery he founded at Mettlach as a simple monk.<ref name="St. Ludwin" />

==Bishop of Triers==
In 697 Leudwinus was appointed coadjutor of his uncle Basinus von Trier.<ref name="Heiliger Liutwin">{{cite web |last=Persch|first=Martin|title=Heiliger Liutwin, Erzbischof von Trier|url=http://www.saarland-biografien.de/Liutwin|work=Biographiisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexicon|publisher=Verlag Traugott Bautz|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref> In 698, he cofounded the Echternack Abbey at [[Mettlach]].<ref name="Heiliger Liutwin" />

When Archbishop Bastinus died on 4 March 705, Leudwinus succeeded him and was consecrated Archbishop of Treve.<ref name="St. Ludwin" /><ref name="Mettlach Church"/><ref name="Heiliger Liutwin" /><ref name="St. Leutwinus">{{cite web |title=St. Leutwinus, Bishop of Treves|url=http://www.freebase.com/view/en/st_leutwinus_bishop_of_treves|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref> Leudwinus was also appointed bishop of [[Laon]].<ref name="St. Ludwin" /><ref name="Heiliger Liutwin" /> This made Leudwinus one of the most important church dignitaries in the Frankish kingdom.

==Death==
Leudwinus died on the 29th of September, 722 at Reims.<ref name="Mettlach Church" /> He was succeeded as Archbishop of Treve by his son, Milo, who brought his father's remains to Treve to be buried. Local customs however prevented this, and Leudwinus' family decided to let the dead saint choose his own place of burial. His coffin was placed alone on a ship that was sailed by itself, first to [[Moselle]], then [[Saarland|Saar]] and finally docked at [[Mettlach]] where the church bells began to ring.

Leudwinus was buried in St. Mary's Church at the Abbey at Mettlach.<ref name="Heiliger Lutwinus" /><ref name="Mettlach Church" /> In 990, St. Mary's Church was replaced by a new structure called the Old Tower, the oldest preserved stone building in Saar.

In 1247, Leudwinus' relics were transferred to the newly constructed Leudwinus Chapel (Liutwinuskapelle). About 200 years later, his remains were reburied again in a new chapel connected to the Church at the Abbey. During the [[French Revolution]], the monastery was purchased by the Boch family. He had the building demolished and built Liutwinus Cathedral in Mettlach, where the relics of the saint are located today.

Reports of miracles at Leudwinus' grave in Mettlach made it a popular pilgrimage site over the centuries.<ref name="Heiliger Lutwinus" />

Records from Leudwinus' time as bishop are collected in the [[Gesta Treverorum]].

==Feast Day of St. Leudwinus==
Leudwinus' original feast day was September 29, the day of his death. However this is also the feast day of Saint Michael the Archangel. After the [[Second Vatican Council]], the Feast of Saint Leudwinus was moved to September 23 and it's also the feast of his uncle, Saint Basinus.

==See also==
{{Portal|Saints|Biography|Middle Ages|Christianity}}
* [[Gesta Treverorum]]
* [[Order of St Benedict]]
* [[Lambertus]]
* [[Saint Basinus]]
* [[Archdiocese of Trier|Archdiocese of Treves]]
* [[Frankish Empire]]
* [[Charles Martel]]
* [[Milo (bishop of Trier)|Milo, Bishop of Treves and Reims]]
* [[Saint Warinus]]
* [[Saint Warinus|Gunza von Metz]]
* [[Diocese of Soissons|Saint Sigrada]]
* [[Leodegar|Saint Leodegarius]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==Literature==
* Georg Gresser: ''History of the Diocese of Speyer to the end of the 11th Century (Geschichte des Bistums Speyer bis zum Ende des 11. Jahrhunderts)'' Quellen und Abhandlungen zur Mittelrheinischen Kirchengeschichte Band 89. Mainz 1998.
* Georg Gresser: ''Liutwin.'' In: ''[[Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche|Church and Theology Lexicon]].'' Band 6. Freiburg 1997, Sp. 1009.
* Andreas Heinz: ''Saints in the Saarland (Heilige im Saarland)'' 2. Auflage. Saarbrücker Druck und Verlag, Saarbrücken 1991, ISBN 3-925036-44-X.
* Franz Xaver Kraus: Ludwin. In: General German Biography(Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie) (ADB). Band 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, S. 616 f.
* {{BBKL|l/liutwin|band=5|spalte=143|autor=Martin Persch|artikel=Liutwin (Ludwin, Leodewinus)}}
* Friedrich Schneider: ''The Relics of the Holy Lutwinus to Mettlach (Die Trinkschale des Heiligen Lutwinus zu Mettlach)''. Von Zabern, Mainz 1905 ([[commons:File:Schneider 1905 trinkschale-lutwin.pdf|Digitalisat]])
* Constantin von Briesen: ''Historical Documents of the Merzig-Wadern Circle (Urkundliche Geschichte des Kreises Merzig-Wadern)'' Franz Stein, Saarlouis 1863.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Liutwin}}
* [http://st-lutwinus.org/ "Lutwinuskirche"] in St. Lutwinus Church, [[Mettlach]].
* [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4348 "St. Ludwin"] Profile at Catholic.org

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Leudwinus

2016-09-03T22:14:22Z

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'''Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves''' (''Leodewin, Liutwin, Ludwin'') (c. 660 - † 29. September, 722 in Reims) founded an abbey in [[Mettlach]]. He was [[Bishop of Treves|Archbishop of Treves]] and [[Laon]].<ref name="Heiliger Lutwinus">{{cite web |last=Weiner|first=Dr. Andreas|title=Heiliger Lutwinus bitte für uns!|url=http://www.lutwinuswerk.de/lutwinuswallfahrt-1.html|publisher=www.lutwinuswerk.de|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref><ref name="St. Ludwin">{{cite web |title=St. Ludwin|url=http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4348|work=Catholic Online, Saints & Angels|publisher=Catholic.org|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref> His feast day was September 23. He was the patron saint of [[Mettlach]] parish and his relics are carried by procession at the annual [[Pentecost]] celebration through the town.<ref name="Mettlach Church">{{cite web |last=Young|first=Reinhold|title=St. Lutwinus Mettlach Parish Church (Pfarrkirche St. Lutwinus Mettlach)|url=http://www.lutwinuswerk.de/pfarrkirche-1.html|work=Luwinuswerk Mettlach|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref>

He was the son of [[Saint Warinus]], the paternal grandson of [[Diocese of Soissons|Saint Sigrada]] and his uncle was [[Leodegar|Saint Leodegarius]].

==Early life==
Leudwinus was born a Frankish nobleman and was a member of one of the most powerful clans in [[Austrasia]].<ref name="Mettlach Church"/> He was the son of [[Saint Warinus|Warinus]], [[Count of Poitiers]] and [[Arnulf of Metz|Gunza of Metz]].<ref name="Mettlach Church" /><ref name="Les ancêtres">{{cite book |last=Settipani|first=Christian|title=The Ancestors of Charlemagne (Les ancêtres de Charlemagne)|year=1989|publisher=Biarritz|isbn=2-906483-28-1|pages=172}}</ref> [[Lambert of Maastricht]] was his kinsman. His Frankish name is Liutwin.<ref name="Mettlach Church" />

Leudwinus spent his early life at the royal court of [[Austrasia]].<ref name="Mettlach Church" /> He was styled Count of Treves.<ref name="Mettlach Church"/>

He received his education from his maternal uncle, [[Archbishopric of Trier|Saint Basinus, Archbishop of Treves]].<ref name="Mettlach Church"/> In 697, Leudwinus signed the Deed of Echternach with his uncle.<ref name="Mettlach Church"/>

==Marriage==
Leudwinus was initially uninterested in an ecclesiastical career. Instead he married Willigard of Bavaria. Their children were:<ref name="Les ancêtres" />

* [[Milo (bishop of Trier)|Milo]], Count of Treves<ref name="Mettlach Church" />
* Wido, Count of Hornbach<ref name="Mettlach Church" />
* (Possibly) [[Rotrude of Hesbaye|Chrotrude of Treves]] (Rotrude), who married [[Charles Martel]] and became Duchess of Austrasia.<ref name="Mettlach Church"/><ref name="Les ancêtres" />

==Mettlach Abbey==
According to a legend, it all began when Leudwinus went hunting near [[Saarland|Saar]]. He grew tired and fell asleep under the shade of a tree. As he slept the sun changed positions exposing him to its scorching hot rays. An eagle swept down and sat on Leudwinus with its wings spread out. When Leudwinus woke up his servant told him how the eagle had protected him from being burnt by the sun. Coincidentally, Leudwinus happened to be napping at the site of the Miracle Eagle near the chapel of [[Dionysius of Paris|St. Denis of Paris]]. Leudwinus saw this as a God-sent sign to establish a [[Benedictine]] monastery at that site. Dionysius the Chapel soon developed into a Christian missionary center. In its place now stands the parish church of St. Gangolf in Mettlach.

When Leudwinus became a widower, he joined the monastery he founded at Mettlach as a simple monk.<ref name="St. Ludwin" />

==Bishop of Triers==
In 697 Leudwinus was appointed coadjutor of his uncle Basinus von Trier.<ref name="Heiliger Liutwin">{{cite web |last=Persch|first=Martin|title=Heiliger Liutwin, Erzbischof von Trier|url=http://www.saarland-biografien.de/Liutwin|work=Biographiisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexicon|publisher=Verlag Traugott Bautz|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref> In 698, he cofounded the Echternack Abbey at [[Mettlach]].<ref name="Heiliger Liutwin" />

When Archbishop Bastinus died on 4 March 705, Leudwinus succeeded him and was consecrated Archbishop of Treve.<ref name="St. Ludwin" /><ref name="Mettlach Church"/><ref name="Heiliger Liutwin" /><ref name="St. Leutwinus">{{cite web |title=St. Leutwinus, Bishop of Treves|url=http://www.freebase.com/view/en/st_leutwinus_bishop_of_treves|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref> Leudwinus was also appointed bishop of [[Laon]].<ref name="St. Ludwin" /><ref name="Heiliger Liutwin" /> This made Leudwinus one of the most important church dignitaries in the Frankish kingdom.

==Death==
Leudwinus died on the 29th of September, 722 at Reims.<ref name="Mettlach Church" /> He was succeeded as Archbishop of Treve by his son, Milo, who brought his father's remains to Treve to be buried. Local customs however prevented this, and Leudwinus' family decided to let the dead saint choose his own place of burial. His coffin was placed alone on a ship that was sailed by itself, first to [[Moselle]], then [[Saarland|Saar]] and finally docked at [[Mettlach]] where the church bells began to ring.

Leudwinus was buried in St. Mary's Church at the Abbey at Mettlach.<ref name="Heiliger Lutwinus" /><ref name="Mettlach Church" /> In 990, St. Mary's Church was replaced by a new structure called the Old Tower, the oldest preserved stone building in Saar.

In 1247, Leudwinus' relics were transferred to the newly constructed Leudwinus Chapel (Liutwinuskapelle). About 200 years later, his remains were reburied again in a new chapel connected to the Church at the Abbey. During the [[French Revolution]], the monastery was purchased by the Boch family. He had the building demolished and built Liutwinus Cathedral in Mettlach, where the relics of the saint are located today.

Reports of miracles at Leudwinus' grave in Mettlach made it a popular pilgrimage site over the centuries.<ref name="Heiliger Lutwinus" />

Records from Leudwinus' time as bishop are collected in the [[Gesta Treverorum]].

==Feast Day of St. Leudwinus==
Leudwinus' original feast day was September 29, the day of his death. However this is also the feast day of Saint Michael the Archangel. After the [[Second Vatican Council]], the Feast of Saint Leudwinus was moved to September 23 and it's also the feast of his uncle, Saint Basinus.

==See also==
{{Portal|Saints|Biography|Middle Ages|Christianity}}
* [[Gesta Treverorum]]
* [[Order of St Benedict]]
* [[Lambertus]]
* [[Saint Basinus]]
* [[Archdiocese of Trier|Archdiocese of Treves]]
* [[Frankish Empire]]
* [[Charles Martel]]
* [[Milo (bishop of Trier)|Milo, Bishop of Treves and Reims]]
* [[Saint Warinus]]
* [[Saint Warinus|Gunza von Metz]]
* [[Diocese of Soissons|Saint Sigrada]]
* [[Leodegar|Saint Leodegarius]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==Literature==
* Georg Gresser: ''History of the Diocese of Speyer to the end of the 11th Century (Geschichte des Bistums Speyer bis zum Ende des 11. Jahrhunderts)'' Quellen und Abhandlungen zur Mittelrheinischen Kirchengeschichte Band 89. Mainz 1998.
* Georg Gresser: ''Liutwin.'' In: ''[[Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche|Church and Theology Lexicon]].'' Band 6. Freiburg 1997, Sp. 1009.
* Andreas Heinz: ''Saints in the Saarland (Heilige im Saarland)'' 2. Auflage. Saarbrücker Druck und Verlag, Saarbrücken 1991, ISBN 3-925036-44-X.
* Franz Xaver Kraus: Ludwin. In: General German Biography(Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie) (ADB). Band 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, S. 616 f.
* {{BBKL|l/liutwin|band=5|spalte=143|autor=Martin Persch|artikel=Liutwin (Ludwin, Leodewinus)}}
* Friedrich Schneider: ''The Relics of the Holy Lutwinus to Mettlach (Die Trinkschale des Heiligen Lutwinus zu Mettlach)''. Von Zabern, Mainz 1905 ([[commons:File:Schneider 1905 trinkschale-lutwin.pdf|Digitalisat]])
* Constantin von Briesen: ''Historical Documents of the Merzig-Wadern Circle (Urkundliche Geschichte des Kreises Merzig-Wadern)'' Franz Stein, Saarlouis 1863.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Liutwin}}
* [http://st-lutwinus.org/ "Lutwinuskirche"] in St. Lutwinus Church, [[Mettlach]].
* [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4348 "St. Ludwin"] Profile at Catholic.org

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Leudwinus

2016-09-03T22:11:40Z

147.147.91.246:

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'''Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves''' (''Leodewin, Liutwin, Ludwin'') (c. 660 - † 29. September, 722 in Reims) founded an abbey in [[Mettlach]]. He was [[Bishop of Treves|Archbishop of Treves]] and [[Laon]].<ref name="Heiliger Lutwinus">{{cite web |last=Weiner|first=Dr. Andreas|title=Heiliger Lutwinus bitte für uns!|url=http://www.lutwinuswerk.de/lutwinuswallfahrt-1.html|publisher=www.lutwinuswerk.de|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref><ref name="St. Ludwin">{{cite web |title=St. Ludwin|url=http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4348|work=Catholic Online, Saints & Angels|publisher=Catholic.org|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref> His feast day was September 23. He was the patron saint of [[Mettlach]] parish and his relics are carried by procession at the annual [[Pentecost]] celebration through the town.<ref name="Mettlach Church">{{cite web |last=Young|first=Reinhold|title=St. Lutwinus Mettlach Parish Church (Pfarrkirche St. Lutwinus Mettlach)|url=http://www.lutwinuswerk.de/pfarrkirche-1.html|work=Luwinuswerk Mettlach|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref>

He was the son of [[Saint Warinus]], the paternal grandson of [[Diocese of Soissons|Saint Sigrada]] and his uncle was [[Leodegar|Saint Leodegarius]].

==Early life==
Leudwinus was born a Frankish nobleman and was a member of one of the most powerful clans in [[Austrasia]].<ref name="Mettlach Church"/> He was the son of [[Saint Warinus|Warinus]], [[Count of Poitiers]] and [[Arnulf of Metz|Gunza of Metz]].<ref name="Mettlach Church" /><ref name="Les ancêtres">{{cite book |last=Settipani|first=Christian|title=The Ancestors of Charlemagne (Les ancêtres de Charlemagne)|year=1989|publisher=Biarritz|isbn=2-906483-28-1|pages=172}}</ref> [[Lambert of Maastricht]] was his kinsman. His Frankish name is Liutwin.<ref name="Mettlach Church" />

Leudwinus spent his early life at the royal court of [[Austrasia]].<ref name="Mettlach Church" /> He was styled Count of Treves.<ref name="Mettlach Church"/>

He received his education from his maternal uncle, [[Archbishopric of Trier|Saint Basinus, Archbishop of Treves]].<ref name="Mettlach Church"/> In 697, Leudwinus signed the Deed of Echternach with his uncle.<ref name="Mettlach Church"/>

==Marriage==
Leudwinus was initially uninterested in an ecclesiastical career. Instead he married Willigard of Bavaria. Their children were:<ref name="Les ancêtres" />

* [[Milo (bishop of Trier)|Milo]], Count of Treves<ref name="Mettlach Church" />
* Wido, Count of Hornbach<ref name="Mettlach Church" />
* (Possibly) [[Rotrude of Hesbaye|Chrotrude of Treves]] (Rotrude), who married [[Charles Martel]] and became Duchess of Austrasia.<ref name="Mettlach Church"/><ref name="Les ancêtres" />

==Mettlach Abbey==
According to a legend, it all began when Leudwinus went hunting near [[Saarland|Saar]]. He grew tired and fell asleep under the shade of a tree. As he slept the sun changed positions exposing him to its scorching hot rays. An eagle swept down and sat on Leudwinus with its wings spread out. When Leudwinus woke up his servant told him how the eagle had protected him from being burnt by the sun. Coincidentally, Leudwinus happened to be napping at the site of the Miracle Eagle near the chapel of [[Dionysius of Paris|St. Denis of Paris]]. Leudwinus saw this as a God-sent sign to establish a [[Benedictine]] monastery at that site. Dionysius the Chapel soon developed into a Christian missionary center. In its place now stands the parish church of St. Gangolf in Mettlach.

When Leudwinus became a widower, he joined the monastery he founded at Mettlach as a simple monk.<ref name="St. Ludwin" />

==Bishop of Triers==
In 697 Leudwinus was appointed coadjutor of his uncle Basinus von Trier.<ref name="Heiliger Liutwin">{{cite web |last=Persch|first=Martin|title=Heiliger Liutwin, Erzbischof von Trier|url=http://www.saarland-biografien.de/Liutwin|work=Biographiisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexicon|publisher=Verlag Traugott Bautz|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref> In 698, he cofounded the Echternack Abbey at [[Mettlach]].<ref name="Heiliger Liutwin" />

When Archbishop Bastinus died on 4 March 705, Leudwinus succeeded him and was consecrated Archbishop of Treve.<ref name="St. Ludwin" /><ref name="Mettlach Church"/><ref name="Heiliger Liutwin" /><ref name="St. Leutwinus">{{cite web |title=St. Leutwinus, Bishop of Treves|url=http://www.freebase.com/view/en/st_leutwinus_bishop_of_treves|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref> Leudwinus was also appointed bishop of [[Laon]].<ref name="St. Ludwin" /><ref name="Heiliger Liutwin" /> This made Leudwinus one of the most important church dignitaries in the Frankish kingdom.

==Death==
Leudwinus died on the 29th of September, 722 at Reims.<ref name="Mettlach Church" /> He was succeeded as Archbishop of Treve by his son, Milo, who brought his father's remains to Treve to be buried. Local customs however prevented this, and Leudwinus' family decided to let the dead saint choose his own place of burial. His coffin was placed alone on a ship that was sailed by itself, first to [[Moselle]], then [[Saarland|Saar]] and finally docked at [[Mettlach]] where the church bells began to ring.

Leudwinus was buried in St. Mary's Church at the Abbey at Mettlach.<ref name="Heiliger Lutwinus" /><ref name="Mettlach Church" /> In 990, St. Mary's Church was replaced by a new structure called the Old Tower, the oldest preserved stone building in Saar.

In 1247, Leudwinus' relics were transferred to the newly constructed Leudwinus Chapel (Liutwinuskapelle). About 200 years later, his remains were reburied again in a new chapel connected to the Church at the Abbey. During the [[French Revolution]], the monastery was purchased by the Boch family. He had the building demolished and built Liutwinus Cathedral in Mettlach, where the relics of the saint are located today.

Reports of miracles at Leudwinus' grave in Mettlach made it a popular pilgrimage site over the centuries.<ref name="Heiliger Lutwinus" />

Records from Leudwinus' time as bishop are collected in the [[Gesta Treverorum]].

==Feast Day of St. Leudwinus==
Leudwinus' original feast day was September 29, the day of his death. However this is also the feast day of Saint Michael the Archangel. After the [[Second Vatican Council]], the Feast of Saint Leudwinus was moved to September 23 and it's also the feast of his uncle, Saint Basinus.

==See also==
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* [[Gesta Treverorum]]
* [[Order of St Benedict]]
* [[Lambertus]]
* [[Saint Basinus]]
* [[Archdiocese of Trier|Archdiocese of Treves]]
* [[Frankish Empire]]
* [[Charles Martel]]
* [[Milo (bishop of Trier)|Milo, Bishop of Treves and Reims]]
* [[Saint Warinus]]
* [[Saint Warinus|Gunza von Metz]]
* [[Diocese of Soissons|Saint Sigrada]]
* [[Leodegar|Saint Leodegarius]]

==References==

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==Literature==
* Georg Gresser: ''History of the Diocese of Speyer to the end of the 11th Century (Geschichte des Bistums Speyer bis zum Ende des 11. Jahrhunderts)'' Quellen und Abhandlungen zur Mittelrheinischen Kirchengeschichte Band 89. Mainz 1998.
* Georg Gresser: ''Liutwin.'' In: ''[[Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche|Church and Theology Lexicon]].'' Band 6. Freiburg 1997, Sp. 1009.
* Andreas Heinz: ''Saints in the Saarland (Heilige im Saarland)'' 2. Auflage. Saarbrücker Druck und Verlag, Saarbrücken 1991, ISBN 3-925036-44-X.
* Franz Xaver Kraus: Ludwin. In: General German Biography(Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie) (ADB). Band 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, S. 616 f.
* {{BBKL|l/liutwin|band=5|spalte=143|autor=Martin Persch|artikel=Liutwin (Ludwin, Leodewinus)}}
* Friedrich Schneider: ''The Relics of the Holy Lutwinus to Mettlach (Die Trinkschale des Heiligen Lutwinus zu Mettlach)''. Von Zabern, Mainz 1905 ([[commons:File:Schneider 1905 trinkschale-lutwin.pdf|Digitalisat]])
* Constantin von Briesen: ''Historical Documents of the Merzig-Wadern Circle (Urkundliche Geschichte des Kreises Merzig-Wadern)'' Franz Stein, Saarlouis 1863.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Liutwin}}
* [http://st-lutwinus.org/ "Lutwinuskirche"] in St. Lutwinus Church, [[Mettlach]].
* [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4348 "St. Ludwin"] Profile at Catholic.org

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