Leon (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Ramón Ruiz Amadó · 1913
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Description
Leon is the diocese and civil province in Spain whose name comes from the Roman military colony Legio Septima Gemina, founded in the Asturias near ancient Lancia before Trajan's time. The name Leon, from Legio, matched the Spanish word for lion, which folk etymology made the city's heraldic badge and even that of the whole Spanish people. Civilians soon joined the soldiers. Christianity arrived early, with bishops known by the third century and martyrs under persecution.
Germanic invaders held off until Euric or Leovigild drove out the garrison. Mussulman invaders took the city but lost it to Alfonso I the Catholic. Destroyed again under Abderahman II in 846, it was rebuilt by Ordoño I, who raised a royal residence there that Ordoño II turned into a cathedral. Bishops of the period include St. Froilan (900-905), and the court stayed at Oviedo, so Leon grew slowly until 910.
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| CREATOR | Ramón Ruiz Amadó |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |