Saint Leo University
（重定向自Saint Leo College）
![Saint Leo University's main campus in St. Leo, Florida](/Images/godic/202502/08/Saint_Leo_University_main_campus2342.JPG")
![Saint Leo Abbey Church seen from Saint Leo University](/Images/godic/202502/08/Saint_Leo_Abbey_Church_seen_from_Saint_Leo_University2343.JPG")
![The Church of the Holy Cross at Saint Leo Abbey on Saint Leo University's main campus. Saint Leo is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church.](/Images/godic/202502/08/Saint_Leo_University_Church2343.jpg")
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Saint Leo University is a private, non-profit, Roman Catholic liberal arts university established in 1889 and reestablished in 1959. It is located in Saint Leo, Florida, 35 miles north of Tampa.
The university is associated with the Holy Name Monastery, a Benedictine convent, and Saint Leo Abbey, a Benedictine monastery. The university and the abbey are both named in honor of Pope Leo the Great, who is recognized by Catholics as both a saint and as one of the most outstanding leaders in the history of the Church.