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Leo of Catania

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Italian saint

Religious FiguresLived 709 to 789 · aged 80
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Saint Leo of Catania, also known as the Thaumaturgus, or St Leo the Wonderworker in Sicily, was the fifteenth bishop of Catania, famed also for his love and care toward the poor. His feast day occurs on 20 February, the day of his death, when he is venerated as a saint by both Roman Catholics and the Orthodox Church.

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Saint Leo of Catania, also known as the Thaumaturgus, or St Leo the Wonderworker in Sicily, was the fifteenth bishop of Catania, famed also for his love and care toward the poor. His feast day occurs on 20 February, the day of his death, when he is venerated as a saint by both Roman Catholics and the Orthodox Church. He lived in the hiatus between the reigns of the Emperors Justinian II and Constantine VI.

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Lived 709 to 789 · aged 80
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