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St. Leonard of Port Maurice

Patron of parish missions

Current Church statusSaint
Feast / commemorationNovember 26
Remembered asPatron of parish missions
BirthplaceItaly
Country / regionItaly
Period1676-1751
Religious familyFranciscan

Life and historical setting

Leonard of Port Maurice (1676-1751) is remembered in the Church as patron of parish missions. The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Italy.

The supplied collection places Leonard of Port Maurice's witness within the theme of overcoming obstacles. This profile preserves the source's identification while withholding details that cannot yet be attached to this person with confidence.

The enduring witness of Leonard of Port Maurice is especially connected with prayer and contemplation, preaching and evangelization, and teaching and sacred learning. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.

Vocation and witness

These themes were identified from the supplied source record and provide a structured guide to the life.

Prayer and contemplation

Prayer, contemplation, or a disciplined interior life is a significant part of the recorded witness.

Preaching and evangelization

The source remembers preaching, missionary work, baptism, catechesis, or another form of evangelization.

Teaching and sacred learning

Teaching, writing, study, or the formation of others belongs to the legacy preserved in the source.

Religious life and community

Consecrated life, community discipline, or the building of a religious family shapes this witness.

Perseverance in grace

The source presents a vocation shaped by conversion, perseverance, and cooperation with grace.

Spiritual legacy

The enduring witness of Leonard of Port Maurice is especially connected with prayer and contemplation, preaching and evangelization, and teaching and sacred learning. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.

Prayerful reflection

God of holiness, through the witness of Leonard of Port Maurice, strengthen us in conversion, perseverance, and cooperation with grace when the way is difficult. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.

Historical and liturgical note

Date printed in the supplied edition; local, national, religious, and Eastern calendars can differ.

Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.

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