22 March — She was one of those noble ladies who admired Saint Jerome. Admiring him, she listened to the lessons of Sacred Scripture that he gave in Rome. Having become a widow, she left all her possessions to the poor and entered a monastery in Ostia, where she became superior.e.

Saint Jerome dedicated a letter to Lea praising her spirituality. According to St. Jerome's writings, Leah lived a dignified life because she gave herself entirely to God. Her virtue made her the superior of her monastery and the mother of all the virgins living there. She replaced her sumptuous vestments with rough and coarse fabrics to better mortify herself. During the nights, she hardly closed her eyes, but taught her sisters her gestures and words. Great was her humility, in appearance she was believed to be surrounded and served by many servants, but in reality she was the servant of all. She was simple in her clothing and food and was not afraid of anything because she already enjoyed the rewards of her deeds. She received eternal gratitude and was honored in bliss by the angels.

Let us note that he had another Lea, the one in the Bible, Jacob's first wife, who lived in the 18th century B.C.E. According to the accounts of the book of Genesis in chapter twenty-nine Lea is the eldest daughter of Laban and had a sister, Rachel. In order to have Rachel's hands, Jacob served Laban for seven years. But at the end of this period, at the time of the wedding, Laban gave him Lea, and Jacob didn't notice the deceit until the next day. Jacob asked for an explanation, and Laban answered that it is not customary to marry the younger daughter before the elder. Jacob had to go back to Laban's service to obtain Rachel's hand. Jacob preferred Rachel to Lea, but it was Lea who gave him descendants: Roubene, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and the only daughter Dinah.