Martyr
Leonidas
A martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
Life
Holy Martyr Leonidas was, together with Eleutherius, one of two martyrs thrown into the fire in infancy, in one of the persecutions of Christians. The Azbyka page gives no other details: neither the place nor the time, nor the names of the parents.
He is commemorated on 21 August, in the new style, and there is no other life of him on this page.
Commemorated the same day August 8
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