Latro of Laon
Saint Latro | |
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 Saint Remigius. Painting by Master of Saint Giles. It has been theorized that the 4 figures in the right foreground are Genebald, his wife, and their children Latro and Vulpecula.[1] | |
| Bishop | |
| Born | c. 499 AD Laon, France |
| Died | 570 AD |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Saint Latro (literally “Thief”) (French: Latron, Larron) (c. 499 AD—570 AD) was a Frankish bishop of Laon. He succeeded his father Saint Genebald as bishop of Laon.[2] He is alleged to have been conceived while his father was a bishop.
References
- ^ John Oliver Hand, Martha Wolff, Early Netherlandish painting (National Gallery of Art (U.S.) (Cambridge University Press, 1986), 166.
- ^ "St. Genebaldus". Heiligen Lexicon. Retrieved May 12, 2009.