Leontius of Caesarea
Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca
Feast: 13 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Leontius of Caesarea (died 337) was a bishop of Caesarea Mazaca, in Cappadocia. He was childhood friends with Gregory the Illuminator, later in life Leontius would consecrate Gregory to become the patriarch of the Armenians. Leontius attended the First Council of Nicaea in 325.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Roman Martyrology, 13 January — 'At Caesarea, in Cappadocia, St. Leontius, a bishop, who strongly opposed the Gentiles, under Licinius, and the Arians, under Constantine.' Feast 13 January, exactly as in the entry; the Dominican martyrology carries the
- Wikidata Q6526776 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Leontius of Caesarea (CC BY-SA)
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