Martyr · 3rd century
Martyr Leonides of Alexandria
Also known as Leonides · father of Origen
A Christian layman of Alexandria and the father of Origen, executed during the persecution under Septimius Severus.
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Notes
Reposed 202, Alexandria.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org); OrthodoxWiki