Leo I of Cava

Saint Leo I of Cava
The Virgin appears to Saint Leo from Lucca
Abbot
Born?
Lucca
Died1079
Cava de' Tirreni
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Canonizedcultus confirmed in 1893 by Leo XIII
FeastJuly 12

Leo I of Cava (Italian: San Leone I Abate; ? –1079) was an Italian abbot and is remembered as the second abbot of the Abbey of La Trinità della Cava, located at Cava de' Tirreni. He is revered as a saint by the Catholic Church.

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