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Leoncio II de Burdeos
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Feast: 11 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
At Bordeaux in Aquitaine, in France, Saint Leontius, bishop, who was the pride of the people and of the city and shone as a builder of places of worship, restorer of the baptistery and silent benefactor of the poor.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 11 July as a bishop of Bordeaux who built churches, restored the baptistery and quietly helped the poor.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 11 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q67214669 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.