Venerable
Leontius the Myrrh-streamer
Russian venerable of the 16th and 17th centuries, venerated as a myrrh-streamer.
- Feast
- June 18old style July 1
- Reposed
- 160517th century
- Place
- Mount Athos (Dionysiou)
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Holy Venerable Leontius the Myrrh-streamer (Leontius the Hagiorite) lived from 1520 to 1605 and is commemorated as an ascetic of Argos and of Dionysiou Monastery on the Holy Mountain, with the gift of clairvoyance. He is called myrrh-streamer, and the Church commemorates him on 18 June. The sources consulted give no other details of his life.
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