Leo the Great
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Leo the Great was a 5th-century pope renowned for his theological leadership, defense of Rome, and decisive role in shaping orthodox Christian doctrine, especially at the Council of Chalcedon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leo the Great canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theologian
ⓘ
Church Father ⓘ Doctor of the Church ⓘ Pope ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pope Leo I
ⓘ
Pope Leo I ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Leo the Great
|
| asserted | primacy of the Bishop of Rome ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 400 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Tuscany
ⓘ
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Old St. Peter's Basilica
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Peter's Basilica
|
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| church |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| country | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 10 November 461 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Rome
ⓘ
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| era | 5th century ⓘ |
| feastDay | 10 November ⓘ |
| givenName | Leo ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
mediating Christological disputes
ⓘ
strengthening papal authority ⓘ |
| influenced | Chalcedonian Definition ⓘ |
| interactedWith | Attila the Hun ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of Rome
ⓘ
influence on the Council of Chalcedon ⓘ meeting with Attila the Hun ⓘ role in defining Christological orthodoxy ⓘ theological leadership ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks | Latin ⓘ |
| notableWork | Tome of Leo ⓘ |
| papacyEnd | 461 ⓘ |
| papacyStart | 440 ⓘ |
| papalOrdinalNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Council of Chalcedon ⓘ |
| patronage | papacy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Pope
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of Rome
Patriarch of the West ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Sixtus III ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Hilarius ⓘ |
| theologicalView | Dyophysite Christology ⓘ |
| title |
Doctor of the Church
ⓘ
Pope ⓘ Saint ⓘ |
| wrote |
letters
ⓘ
sermons ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.