Orontius of Lecce

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Saint Orontius
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Feast	August 26
Attributes	Episcopal attire; smashes pagan idols at his feet[1]
Patronage	Lecce (city and province); Ostuni; Turi

Saint Orontius of Lecce (Italian: Sant'Oronzo, sometimes Oronzio or Aronzo; Leccese: Santu Ronzu) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, along with two other figures associated with his legend, Fortunatus and Justus. He is viewed as the first bishop of Lecce.^[2]