Saint Leutfridus

Leutfridus (died 738) was a French monk and saint. Leutfridus studied at Condat Abbey and at Chartres, and was for a time a teacher at Evreux. A Benedictine, he was also a spiritual student of Saint Sidonius of Saint-Saëns. He spent time as a hermit at Cailly and at Rouen. He founded the abbey of La Croix-Saint-Qu'en around 690, and served as its first abbot. The abbey was later renamed Saint-Leufroy in his honor. Leutfridus died in 738; his feast day is June 21. Leutfridus was the brother of Saint Agofredus. The hagiographer Alban Butler wrote,