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Personal Information
Sex:
Leontius was male. See factoid page
Sanctity:
Leontius was a saint. See factoid page
Occupation(s):
Leontius was a monk. See factoid page
Leontius was a bishop. See factoid page
Leontius was a qašišā. See factoid page
Leontius was a monk. See factoid page
Relationships
John of Ephesus commemorated Leontius. See factoid page
Leontius, Aaron and Qashish were monks at the same monastery. See factoid page
John of Ephesus, Leontius and Aaron were acquainted. See factoid page
Leontius and Aaron had a friendship. See factoid page
Events
Abraham and Zwtʾ and Daniel and Aaron and Leontius missionize in the district of Asia. See factoid page
Leontius grew up with John of Ephesus from childhood. See factoid page
The blessed Leontius the presbyter was born in Ingila in a village called ʿbwbnt. See factoid page
Leontius left his monastery in the same manner as his fellow monastic Qashish to travel alone to the eastern, southern, and western regions in the capacity of a wandering monk (aksnāyutā) for many years, while both let their hair grow long in a worldly fashion, lest they be honored as monks. See factoid page
After many years of wandering, Leontius and Qashish joined the company of John of Ephesus at the Monastery of Yoḥannan Urṭaya and lived there for about twenty years until his death. See factoid page
Leontius was buried alongside of the Blessed Aaron at the Monastery of Yoḥannan Urṭaya See factoid page