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Detail From The Painting Saint Leander And Saint Bonaventura By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo 16651666 Oil On Canvas Museum of Fine Arts Seville Spain
Detail From The Painting Saint Leander And Saint Bonaventura By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo 16651666 Oil On Canvas Museum of Fine Arts Seville Spain

Saint Leander of Seville

Also known as: Leandro

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

March 13

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Leander of Seville, also known as Leandro, was born around 534 in Cartagena, Spain. He came from a devout family and was the son of Severianus and Theodora. Leander was blessed with three siblings who also became saints - his elder brother Saint Isidore of Seville, Saint Fulgentius of Ecija, and Saint Florentina of Cartagena....