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Saint Landry (other)
Saint Landry may refer to: *Landry of Sées (Saint Landericus or Saint Landry) *Landry of Paris (Saint Landericus of Paris) *Landry of Metz (Saint Landericus of Soignies), see Abbo II of Metz *St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States *Saint Landry, Louisiana Saint Landry is an unincorporated community in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its ZIP code is 71367. Notes Unincorporated communities in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana Unincorporated communities in Louisiana {{Louisia ..., United States See also * Landry (other) {{disambiguation, geo, hn ...
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Landry Of Sées
Landry of Sées (Landericus) was a French saint and bishop. The earliest record found of a person named Landry was in the 5th century ca. 450 in the person of St. Landry, third Bishop of Sées who died on March 4, 480 and whose feast day is July 16. Landry was the successor of Saint Sigibold, himself successor of Saint Latuin (Latuinus, Lain, or Latuin), first occupant of the episcopal see (from 400 to 440). He lived in great sanctity and was responsible for great progress of Christianity in his diocese. It appears that this was done in spite of great resistance, because in his legend, it is said that he was placed in a barrel filled with flax combs and rolled from the top to the bottom of a mountain. Nevertheless, this fact is not ascertained and he died at a great age on March 4, 480, in the arms of Saint Contest, Bishop of Bayeux, who happened to be in Seez at the time. Veneration He was buried in his cathedral dedicated to the Virgin. It is not the magnificent gothic build ...
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Landry Of Paris
Saint Landry (Landericus) of Paris (died c. 661) was a bishop of Paris and is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Landry built a hospital dedicated to St. Christopher, which later became the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris. His feast day is 10 June. Life Landry was chief clerk of the Royal Chancery. In 650, he succeeded Audobertus as Bishop of Paris. During the famine of 650-51, Bishop Landry sold all of his personal possessions, as well as some of the furniture and sacred vessels of the church, to feed the poor. He is credited with building the first major hospital in the city, dedicating it to Saint Christopher, (now the Hôtel-Dieu). In 653, Landry, with 23 other bishops, subscribed to the charter Clovis II gave to Saint-Denis Abbey, exempting it from episcopal jurisdiction. It is believed that he built the original church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois, which became the parish church of the kings of France. He died in 661. Veneration He was buried at the Church of Sai ...
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Landry Of Metz
Landry may refer to: People * Landry (surname), of French origin * Landry Jones (born 1989), American football player * Landry Fields (born 1988), American basketball executive * Landry Shamet (born 1997), American basketball player Places * Landry, Savoie, a French town in the Savoie département Art, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Landry (Sanrio character), fictional boy raccoon created by the Japanese toy company Sanrio * Landry Clarke, Matt Saracen's best friend in the ''Friday Night Lights'' television series * Landry du Lauzon, the protagonist of the television series '' Knightfall'' Enterprises * Landry's Restaurants Landry's, Inc., is an American, privately owned, multi-brand dining, hospitality, entertainment and gaming corporation headquartered in Houston, Houston, Texas. Landry's, Inc. owns and operates more than 600 restaurants, hotels, casinos and ent ..., American corporation that develops restaurants and hospitality projects Other uses * ...
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Abbo II Of Metz
Abbo II of Metz was the thirty-fifth bishop of the Diocese of Metz, following Landry of Metz. He is commemorated with a feast day of 15 April. Abbo served as bishop from 697–707. References Sources * Holweck, F. G. Frederick George Holweck (born Friedrich Georg Holweck; 29 December 1856 – 15 February 1927) was a German-American Catholic parish priest and scholar, hagiographer and church historian. Monsignor Holweck contributed some articles to the ''Catho ..., ''A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints''. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co., 1924. 7th-century births 8th-century deaths Bishops of Metz 7th-century Frankish bishops 8th-century Frankish bishops 8th-century Frankish saints {{France-bishop-stub ...
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Saint Landry, Louisiana
Saint Landry is an unincorporated community in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its ZIP code is 71367. Notes Unincorporated communities in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana Unincorporated communities in Louisiana {{Louisiana-geo-stub ...
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