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Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Leonard of Port Maurice Date And Artist Unknown Temple Hospital Acámbaro Estado De Guanajuato México Photographed On 22 September 2012 By Enrique LópezTamayo Biosca
Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Leonard of Port Maurice Date And Artist Unknown Temple Hospital Acámbaro Estado De Guanajuato México Photographed On 22 September 2012 By Enrique LópezTamayo Biosca

Saint Leonard of Port Maurice

Also known as: Jerome Casanova; Paul Jerome Casanova

Saint

Feast Day

November 26

Born

December 20, 1676

Died

November 1, 26

Canonized

29 June 1869 by Pope Pius XI

Beatified

19 March 1796 by Pope Pius VI

Biography

Saint Leonard of Port Maurice, also known as Jerome Casanova or Paul Jerome Casanova, was born on 20 December 1676 in Porto Maurizio, Italy on the Riviera di Ponente. He was the son of Domenico Casanova, a sea captain, and Anna Maria Benza. At the age of thirteen, Leonard was placed with his uncle Agostino to study medicine and pursue a career as a physician....

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