St.Leontius, Patriarch of Jerusalem icon

Orthodox icon of Saint Leontius, Leondios, Leontios, Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Commemorated May 14th.

Saint Leontius was Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1223-1261, according to Saint Gregory Palamas (Nov. 14) and Theodore, a monk of Constantinople. His life was similarly described by Theodore, a monk of Constantinople.

This Life was translated from Greek into the Russian language in an abridged form. It was translated a second time more fully by Saint Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain (July 14), who says the death of the Patriarch actually occured in 1175.