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Authors of Menologion of Basil II (circa 985 AC, Constantinople), Byzantine manuscript illuminators [1] : Pantoleon with Georgios, Michael the Younger, Michael of Blachernae, Symeon, Symeon of Blachernae, Menas, and Nestor ( Online on Vatican site ) · Public domain

Leo the Great · Author Profile

Pope Leo I (Italian: Leone I) (c. 391 – 10 November 461), also known as Leo the Great (Latin: Leo Magnus; Italian: Leone Magno), was Bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 until his death on 10 November 461. In this library, Leo the Great is linked to 1 document, including Letters.

Activity
AD 390 - November 11, AD 461
Documents in this library
1
Corpus date window
AD 449

History and Context

Pope Leo I (Italian: Leone I) (c. 391 – 10 November 461), also known as Leo the Great (Latin: Leo Magnus; Italian: Leone Magno), was Bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 until his death on 10 November 461. He is the first of the three Popes listed in the Annuario Pontificio with the title "the Great", alongside Popes Gregory I and Nicholas I. Leo was a Roman aristocrat. He is perhaps best known for meeting Attila the Hun in 452 and persuading him to turn back from his invasion of Italy, though how large a part his personal authority played is debated, and some argue that Attila was already ready to end his campaign. He is also a Doctor of the Church, most remembered theologically for issuing the Tome of Leo, a document which was a major foundation to the debates of the Council of Chalcedon, the fourth ecumenical council. Leo the Great is described in reference records as writer and Catholic priest. Recorded offices include Pope (AD 440-AD 461). Place associations in major reference datasets include Tuscany and Rome. The documents preserved here span AD 449 and include Letters (1 total).

What We Know

  • Activity window in reference data: AD 390 - November 11, AD 461.
  • Approximate lifespan from biographical records: AD 390-AD 461.
  • Roles in major reference data: writer and Catholic priest.
  • Ecclesial or civic offices recorded: Pope (AD 440-AD 461).
  • Associated places: Tuscany and Rome.
  • Tradition or confessional marker: Christianity.
  • Languages linked to writing or transmission: Latin.
  • No additional notable-work list is consistently preserved in reference metadata.
  • Documents in this corpus: 1 (Letters).
  • Corpus date range for attributed texts: AD 449.

Works in This Library

  • Letters

    mid 5th centuryNicene and Post-Nicene Fathers

Legacy

391 – 10 November 461), also known as Leo the Great (Latin: Leo Magnus; Italian: Leone Magno), was Bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 until his death on 10 November 461. Leo the Great's reception in theology and church history is closely tied to ongoing study of Letters. The documents preserved here span AD 449 and include Letters (1 total).

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