Leander of Seville

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Who was Leander of Seville?

Leander of Seville (534–600) — Archbishop of Seville and elder brother of Isidore. Friend of Gregory the Great (met in Constantinople). Instrumental in the conversion of the Visigothic kings from Arianism to Catholic Christianity at the Third Council of Toledo (589).

Who did Leander of Seville teach?

Isidore of Seville.

Who did Leander of Seville correspond with?

Pope Gregory I (the Great).

Who did Leander of Seville meet?

Pope Gregory I (the Great).

Who succeeded Leander of Seville as bishop of Seville?

Isidore of Seville.

Sources for biography

• Isidore, De Viris Illustribus 41 primary
• Gregory the Great, Registrum Epistolarum 1.41, 5.53, 9.121 primary

documented connections(4)

• met (incoming) Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  Gregory met Leander in Constantinople when both were on diplomatic/ecclesial business; the Moralia in Job is dedicated to Leander.
  Gregory the Great, Moralia in Job, Epistula ad Leandrum · Gregory the Great, Registrum 1.41, 5.53
• corresponded (incoming) Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  Letters survive between the two.
  Gregory the Great, Registrum 1.41, 5.53, 9.121
• taught by (incoming) Isidore of Seville
  Isidore was raised and educated by his elder brother Leander, whom he succeeded in the see of Seville.
  Isidore, De Viris Illustribus 41 · Braulio, Renotatio
• succeeded in see (incoming) Isidore of Seville
  Isidore became Archbishop of Seville on Leander's death c. 600.
  Isidore, De Viris Illustribus 41