state of California is named after St. Leander. His feast days are 13 March (Catholic Church), and 27 February (Eastern Orthodox Church). See also List of Catholic saints Saint Leander of Seville, patron saint archive References Attribution External links A glowing report of the homily of Leander 530s births 600s deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain People from Cartagena, Spain Spanish Benedictines Doctors of the Church Medieval Spanish saints Bishops of Seville 6th-century Christian saints 6th-century bishops in the Visigothic Kingdom 6th-century Latin writers