Saint Libaire de Grand

Saint Libaire, or more rarely Lievière, is a cephalophoric martyr saint from Lorraine. She was martyred at the second milestone near Apollogranum or Grandesina in the 4th century. A Saint-Libaire chapel, located outside the cemetery gate of Grand, marks the site today. According to legend, she was beheaded in 362 by order of Emperor Julian, who had come to restore pagan worship in Gaul. Her feast day is celebrated on October 8 in the ritual of Toul-Nancy and on October 8 in the ritual of Saint-Dié.