圣雷欧纳德的化身在古老的苏塞克斯传说中，亚当和夏娃听信了大毒蛇的谎言，偷食了禁果，森林守护神圣雷欧纳德发誓要杀死大毒蛇。在与大毒蛇的搏斗中，他精疲力竭与大毒蛇同归于尽，他的血流经的土地上开出了朵朵洁白的铃兰花。人们说那冰冷土地上长出的铃兰就是圣雷欧纳德的化身，凝聚了他的血液和精魂。

Leonard of Noblac (or of Limoges orde Noblet (Latin:Leonardus; also known as Lienard, Linhart, Leonhard, Léonard, Leonardo, Annard)) (died 559 AD), is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin (region) of France.