Catholic Saint
St. Lioba
“An Anglo-Saxon missionary nun who was instrumental in the evangelization of Germany under St. Boniface.”
Feast Day: September 28
Biography
St. Lioba was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine nun who was sent by her relative St. Boniface to help establish the Church in Germany. She became abbess of Tauberbischofsheim and was renowned for her learning, wisdom, and spiritual counsel. She was so respected that Charlemagne's wife sought her company.
Prayer to St. Lioba
Let us learn from the Scriptures how to live and how to die.