Leontius of Caesarea (died 337) was a
bishop of
Caesarea Mazaca
Caesarea ( /ˌsɛzəˈriːə, ˌsɛsəˈriːə, ˌsiːzəˈriːə/; el, Καισάρεια, Kaisareia) also known historically as Mazaca ( el, Μάζακα) was an ancient city in what is now Kayseri, Turkey. In Hellenistic and Roman times, the ...
, in
Cappadocia. He was childhood friends with
Gregory the Illuminator, later in life Leontius would consecrate Gregory to become the patriarch of the
Armenians. Leontius attended the
First Council of Nicaea in 325.
The
Eastern Orthodox Church describes him as an "
angel of peace." His feast day is 13 January.
References
337 deaths
4th-century Christian saints
Armenian saints
Year of birth unknown
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