Leonard of Port Maurice


Leonard of Port Maurice

Priest
Born20 December 1676
Porto Maurizio, Liguria, Republic of Genoa
(in modern Italy)
Died26 November 1751 (age 74)
Rome, Papal States
(in modern Italy)
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified19 June 1796, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius VI
Canonized29 June 1867, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius IX
Feast27 November
26 November (Franciscans)
AttributesFranciscan habit
PatronageMissionaries, Preachers, Imperia

Leonard of Port Maurice, O.F.M., (Italian: San Leonardo da Porto Maurizio; 20 December 1676 – 26 November 1751) was an Italian Franciscan preacher and ascetic writer.