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|SaintName=Saint Lea | |SaintName=Saint Lea | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=March 22 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Rome, Italy | |SaintBirthPlace=Rome, Italy | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates= | |SaintBirthCoordinates=41.89332, 12.48293 | ||
|DeathPlace=Rome, Italy | |DeathPlace=Rome, Italy | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates= | |SaintDeathCoordinates=41.89332, 12.48293 | ||
|SaintCauseOfDeath=Natural Causes | |SaintCauseOfDeath=Natural Causes | ||
|NotableAddress1=Convent of Virgins, Rome, Italy | |NotableAddress1=Convent of Virgins, Rome, Italy | ||
| | |NotableLabel1=Convent of Virgins, Rome, Italy | ||
| | |NotableCoordinates1=41.89332, 12.48293 | ||
| | |NotableAddress3=Convent where Saint Lea lived and served as prioress | ||
| | |NotableLabel3=Convent where Saint Lea lived and served as prioress | ||
|NotableCoordinates3= | |NotableCoordinates3=41.75364, 12.28574 | ||
|Canonized=No | |||
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|Profession=Widow, Prioress | |Profession=Widow, Prioress | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian Church | |ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian Church | ||
|Patronage=Obedience | |Patronage=Obedience | ||
|Attributes=Nun's habit, palm of martyrdom (for her ascetic life) | |Attributes=Nun's habit, palm of martyrdom (for her ascetic life) | ||
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'''Saint Lea''', known from Saint Jerome's writings, was a noblewoman in Rome who embraced a life of asceticism after becoming a widow. She joined a convent of consecrated virgins in Rome, where she eventually became prioress. Her life was marked by extreme humility, penance, and devotion, setting an example of obedience and Christian virtue. | '''Saint Lea''', known from Saint Jerome's writings, was a noblewoman in Rome who embraced a life of asceticism after becoming a widow. She joined a convent of consecrated virgins in Rome, where she eventually became prioress. Her life was marked by extreme humility, penance, and devotion, setting an example of obedience and Christian virtue. | ||