Name
Leontius, bishop of Hippo, ob. 4th c.?
Saint ID
S01685
Reported Death Not Before
200
Reported Death Not After
390
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops
| ID | Title | E01837 | Augustine, while a priest in Hippo Regius, in his Letter 29 of 394/396 to Alypius, bishop of Thagaste, recounts events which took place in Hippo (Numidia, central North Africa) during the feast of an unnamed saint, probably *Leontius (bishop of Hippo, S01685). He emphasises his efforts to put an end to the custom of excessive eating and drinking on such occasions and mentions similar unsuitable celebrations in Rome, at the basilica of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036). Written in Latin in Hippo. | E04399 | Augustine of Hippo preaches a sermon in Hippo Regius (Numidia, central North Africa) on the feast of the Ascension, when the interment of *Leontius (bishop of Hippo, S01685) was also celebrated in the same church. Sermon 262, delivered in Latin, possibly either in 411 or 422. |
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