Feast March 1
Leoluca
Religious founder, patron of Corleone · Feast March 1
Biography
Leoluca, also known as Leone Luca, Leo Luke of Corleone, or Luke of Sicily was the abbot and wonderworker of the monastery of Mount Mula in Calabria, and a founder of Italo-Greek monasticism in southern Italy. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
Feast day
March 1
Patronage
- Corleone
- Sicily
- Vibo Valentia
- Calabria
Birth date
815
Death date
915
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
3
Feast day of month
1