Brother Leo

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Blessed Brother Leo OFM
Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, attributed to Jan van Eyck, c. 1430–32, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Brother Leo crouches to our right.
Religious
Died	15 November 1271 Portiuncula, Assisi, Umbria, Papal States
Venerated in	Roman Catholicism
Feast	15 November

Brother Leo (died 15 November 1271) was the favorite disciple, secretary and confessor of Francis of Assisi. The dates of his birth and of his becoming a Franciscan are not known; a native of Assisi, he was one of the small group of most trusted companions of the saint during his last years.^[1]