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Leucius of Brindisi
missionary
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 11 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
301
Died
180
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Leucius was initially a missionary from Alexandria, Egypt, who later founded the Diocese of Brindisi as the first bishop in 165. It is believed that he later became a martyr in 180.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Santi e Beati — San Leucio di Brindisi — Listed as "San Leucio di Brindisi", II sec — Vescovo 11 gennaio
- Wikidata Q436931 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Leucius of Brindisi (CC BY-SA)
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