Saint Leoba

Saint Leoba, also known as Lioba or Leofgyth (c. 710 – September 28, 782), was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine nun and is recognized as a saint by the Church. Born in England, she left Wimborne Minster with her companions to join Saint Boniface's mission to Germany in 746. Leoba played a significant role in establishing Benedictine nunneries at Kitzingen and Ochsenfurt, contributing to the evangelization of the region. She was renowned for performing numerous miracles, including saving a village from fire, protecting her nuns' reputation, averting a storm that threatened a town, and healing a gravely ill fellow nun through prayer. Her first letter to Boniface contains the earliest known poetry by an English woman. Leoba's intercession is sought for protection against natural disasters and miracles of healing.