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Also known as

• Apostle of Flanders
• Lebwin
• Levinus
• Liévin
• Lievens

Memorial

• 12 November
• 25 June (translation of relics)

Profile

Son of a Scottish nobleman and an Irish princess, he was raised in Ireland, and studied there and in England. Ordained by Saint Augustine of Canterbury. Highly successful missionary to Flanders, Belgium with three companions. Bishop of Ghent, Belgium. Tortured by pagans, his tongue was torn out to stop his preaching; legend says tongue continued to preach on its own. Martyr.

Born

• in the British Isles

Died

• martyred 12 November 633 near Alost, Brabant, Belgium
• relics translated to Ghent, Belgium

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Flanders, Belgium

Representation

• bishop holding his tongue with a pair of tongs
• bishop with his tongue being torn out

MLA Citation

• “Saint Livinus“. CatholicSaints.Info. 30 November 2020. Web. 15 October 2021. <>