Leonianus of Vienne

Leonianus of Vienne (Léonien) was a venerable monk of Gaul, who died about the year 518, in the region of Autun. The sources preserve few data: the name, the place linked with his life and the year of his death.

He is regarded as a saint of the undivided Church, honoured in France. The name Leonianus, of Latin origin, means “like a lion”. The Church remembers his name as that of a monk who bore the weight of the ascetic life in troubled times.