Martyr
Leo of Patara
Martyr of Patara, who suffered for Christ.
- Feast
- February 18old style March 3
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Holy Martyr Leo of Patara († around 258-260) suffered at Patara in Lycia, after Parigorius. When Leo began to speak against the pagans who had held a festival beside the tomb of Parigorius, they tormented him too.
The Azbyka page gives no other details. Saint Leo is commemorated on 3 March, in the new style. His name is not in the present calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Commemorated the same day February 18
Leo the GreatSaint · Bishop of RomeFeb 18
Flavian of ConstantinopleConfessor · Patriarch of ConstantinopleFeb 18
Colmán of LindisfarneSaint · Bishop of LindisfarneFeb 18
Kosma of YakhromaVenerable · Abbot of Yakhroma MonasteryFeb 18
Agapitus of SynadaConfessor · Bishop of SynadaFeb 18.svg)
Nicholas V of GeorgiaSaint · Catholicos-Patriarch of GeorgiaFeb 18- Leo and ParegoriusHoly MartyrsFeb 18
- Aenghas of Drum RathaSaintFeb 18
- AgrippaMartyrFeb 18
- AngilbertVenerableFeb 18
- Anna ChetverikovaMartyrFeb 18
- ClassicusMartyrFeb 18