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| St. Lentie of Radauti (Feast Day - July 1) |
Saint Leontie (Leontius) was born in Radauti, Moldavia in the fourteenth century to pious parents who raised him to be a faithful Orthodox Christian. From an early age he loved church services as well as prayer. In the years 1359-1365, when Bogdan I, the first ruler of Moldavia, founded the Bogdana Monastery in Radauti, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, Leontie entered the monastic life in this monastery. He was named Lavrentie (Laurence) when he received the monastic tonsure. In time he was found worthy of ordination to the holy priesthood.
