Leo 260 was probably addressee of five letters from Theodore the Stoudite (Theodoros 15) (it is not certain that all five letters were addressed to one and the same person); he was first patrikios, then patrikios and sakellarios, and finally sakellarios: Theod. Stud., Epp. 86, pp. 206-207; 293, pp. 432-433 (both a. 815/818 and addressed Λέοντι πατρικίῳ); 400, pp. 555-556 (a. 818/early 819; addressed Λέοντι πατρικίῳ καὶ σακελλαρίῳ); 478, pp. 695-698 (a. 823) and 521, pp. 776-777 (a. 821/826; both addressed Λέοντι σακελλαρίῳ). He was apparently sakellarios, presumably continuously, from at least early 819 to 823. During the persecution under Leo V (Leo 15) he was a benefactor and supporter of Theodoros 15: Theod. Stud., Epp. 86, pp. 206-207; 293, pp. 432-433; 400, pp. 555-556. In 823/824 he sought the advice of Theodoros 15 on how to proceed against the supporters of the rebellion of Thomas the Slav (Thomas 7) (and cf. also Silouanos 2), and was urged to act with mildness; at the same time he was apparently acting as mediator between the clergy who supported icons and the emperor Michael II (Michael 10): Theod. Stud., Ep. 478, pp. 695-698. He had one child, a son (μονογενής τε καὶ φιλοπάτωρ υἱός: p. 777, line 23): Theod. Stud., Ep. 521, pp. 776-777 (cf. Anonymus 578).

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