Leander of Seville

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Leander of Seville was a 6th-century Archbishop of Seville and influential church father known for his role in converting the Visigothic kingdom from Arianism to Catholicism.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Archbishop
Christian bishop
Church Father
Spanish saint
saint
associatedWith Catholic Church in Spain
Visigothic monarchy
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
centuryOfActivity 6th century
7th century
contributedTo Catholic consolidation in the Visigothic kingdom
country Visigothic Kingdom
denounced Arianism
era Late Antiquity
feastDay 13 March
helpedConvert Visigothic monarchy to Catholicism
Visigothic nobility to Catholicism
historicalPeriod Visigothic Spain
influenced Isidore of Seville
Visigothic ecclesiastical structure
knownFor opposition to Arian bishops
strengthening Catholic orthodoxy in Visigothic Spain
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
notableFor conversion of the Visigothic kingdom from Arianism to Catholicism
influence on Visigothic religious policy
role in the Third Council of Toledo
occupation Archbishop of Seville
placeOfActivity Hispania
Seville NERFINISHED
positionHeld Metropolitan bishop in Baetica
promoted Nicene Christianity
region Iberian Peninsula
religion Catholicism
religiousOrder monastic life
religiousTradition Latin Church
roleIn Third Council of Toledo
sibling Florentina of Cartagena
Fulgentius of Écija
Isidore of Seville
title Archbishop of Seville
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholic Church
workedOn unification of Visigothic and Hispano-Roman Christians

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Third Council of Toledo
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