Lietbertus

Leutbert of Cambrai, also Lietbert, Libert, French Liebert; also L. Brakel, L. de Lessines (* 1000 in the Duchy of Brabant; ? † June 23, 1076 in Cambrai ) was from 1051 until his death bishop of Cambrai and prince of the empire in the Bishopric of Cambrai. In the Archdiocese of Cambrai he is revered as a saint.

Life

The Biography Leutberts is known by the biography of Rudolph, a monk of the Benedictine abbey founded by Leutbert. It takes the story of the failed Holy Land pilgrimage the most space. Rudolf reported that Leutbert 1054, three years after the commencement of his episcopate, undertook a large group of diocesan, men and women, a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. According to various dangers and difficulties they reached Cyprus, from where they were brought by but scary and fraudulent sailors take to Palestine after Laodicea. There, she finally decided to return home.

After returning Leutbert established several foundations, including the most important in 1064 the Benedictine Abbey to Holy grave ( Saint Sepulchre ) in Cambrai, whose original abbey church was a replica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

As a sovereign Leutbert conflicted with Robert I of Flanders and with the citizens of Cambrai, who sought the imperial immediacy.

After his death Leutbert was buried in the abbey church of Saint Sepulchre.