Leonce
Saint Leontius (French: Léonce de Fréjus) (d. 488) was a bishop of Fréjus, in Provence. He was probably born at Nîmes, towards the end of the fourth century; he died in his episcopal town in 488, according to some authorities, though others say 443 or 448. His feast day is December 1.
The date of his episcopal ordination is uncertain, but most likely it took place between the years 400 and 419. He was clearly a man of eminent sanctity, and an episcopate marked with important results, or else he would not have been from an early date associated with the Blessed Virgin as patron of the cathedral church of Fréjus.There is reason to believe that he was a brother of Saint Castor, Bishop of Apt, and that consequently like him he was a native of Nîmes. At times he has been mistaken for other persons of the same name, especially for Leontius, Bishop of Arles, who lived at the end of the fifth century. But besides the difference in time, the important events associated with the name of the latter Leontius render the identification impossible.
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