| Saint Leoluca | |
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Votive image of St. Leoluca |
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| Abbot | |
| Born | ~815 Corleone, Sicily |
| Died | ~915 |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | San Leoluca Church, Corleone |
| Feast | March 1 |
| Patronage | Corleone, Sicily; Vibo Valentia, Calabria |
Saint Leoluca, or Leone Luca, (c. 815 – c. 915), abbot, is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
He was born in the Sicilian town of Corleone and died about a hundred years later in Monteleone Calabro, now Vibo Valentia in Calabria. Today he is patron of both towns. In Vibo Valentia his feast is celebrated on 1 March when the local fire brigade pay him homage by placing a crown of flowers at the feet of his statue which is located high on the façade of the Duomo, using a turntable ladder to perform the act.
He is buried in the San Leoluca Church in Corleone.