Pope Leo I

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Christian theologian Church Father Doctor of the Church pope saint

Pope Leo I, also known as Leo the Great, was a 5th-century pope renowned for his theological leadership and for negotiating with invading forces during the decline of the Western Roman Empire.

Aliases (2)

Saint Leo the Great ×1
St. Leo the Great ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theologian → Church Father → Doctor of the Church → pope → saint →
alsoKnownAs	Leo the Great → Saint Leo the Great →
birthDate	c. 400 →
burialPlace	St. Peter's Basilica →
church	Catholic Church →
countryOfCitizenship	Western Roman Empire →
deathDate	461-11-10 →
deathPlace	Rome →
era	5th century → Late Antiquity →
feastDay	November 10 →
givenName	Leo →
historicalContext	decline of the Western Roman Empire →
influenced	Council of Chalcedon →
knownFor	Christological teaching → defense of papal primacy → influence at the Council of Chalcedon → negotiations with Attila the Hun → theological leadership →
languageOfWork	Latin →
notableWork	Letters → Sermons → Tome of Leo →
opposedDoctrine	Eutychianism → Monophysitism →
papacyEndDate	461-11-10 →
papacyStartDate	440-09-29 →
papalNumber	1 →
positionHeld	Bishop of Rome → Patriarch of the West →
predecessor	Pope Sixtus III →
religion	Christianity →
roleInEvent	intervened during the Vandal sack of Rome in 455 → key figure in the Council of Chalcedon (451) → negotiated with Attila the Hun in 452 →
successor	Pope Hilarius →
supportedDoctrine	orthodox Christology →
theologicalContribution	affirmation of Christ's two natures, divine and human →
title	Doctor of the Church → Pope → Saint →
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion → Eastern Orthodox Church → Roman Catholic Church →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pope Leo I ("Saint Leo the Great") →	alsoKnownAs
Council of Chalcedon →	approvedBy
Sack of Rome (455) →	associatedWith
Tome of Leo →	author
Doctor of the Church ("St. Leo the Great") →	includes
Second Council of Ephesus →	laterCondemnedBy
Canon 28 →	opposedBy