Pope Leo I

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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.

All labels observed (6)

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Pope Leo I canonical 22
Pope Leo the Great 3
Saint Leo the Great 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theologian
Church Father
Doctor of the Church
pope
saint
alsoKnownAs Leo the Great
Pope Leo I
surface form: Saint Leo the Great
birthDate c. 400
burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
church Roman Catholicism
surface form: 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 Miaphysitism
surface form: Eutychianism

Monophysitism
papacyEndDate 461-11-10
papacyStartDate 440-09-29
papalNumber 1
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
Pope
surface form: 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 Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Sack of Rome 455 AD associatedWith Pope Leo I
subject surface form: Sack of Rome (455)
Council of Chalcedon approvedBy Pope Leo I
Pope Leo I alsoKnownAs Pope Leo I
this entity surface form: Saint Leo the Great
Canon 28 opposedBy Pope Leo I
Tome of Leo author Pope Leo I
Doctor of the Church includes Pope Leo I
this entity surface form: St. Leo the Great
Aeterna Dei Sapientia commemorates Pope Leo I
this entity surface form: Pope Leo the Great
Aeterna Dei Sapientia subject Pope Leo I
this entity surface form: Pope Leo the Great
Leo the Great alsoKnownAs Pope Leo I
Leo the Great alsoKnownAs Pope Leo I
this entity surface form: Saint Leo the Great
negotiated with Attila the Hun in 452 hasParticipant Pope Leo I
subject surface form: Negotiated with Attila the Hun in 452
negotiated with Attila the Hun in 452 hasAgent Pope Leo I
subject surface form: Negotiated with Attila the Hun in 452
negotiated with Attila the Hun in 452 isAssociatedWith Pope Leo I
subject surface form: Negotiated with Attila the Hun in 452
this entity surface form: Pope Leo the Great
Pope Sixtus III successor Pope Leo I
Pope Hilarius predecessor Pope Leo I
Pope Hilarius seeAlso Pope Leo I
this entity surface form: Papacy of Leo I
Robber Council condemnedBy Pope Leo I
Dioscorus of Alexandria opponent Pope Leo I
Hilarus of Rome predecessor Pope Leo I
Patriarch Dioscorus I of Alexandria conflictWith Pope Leo I
subject surface form: Dioscorus I of Alexandria
Eutyches opposedBy Pope Leo I
this entity surface form: Leo I, Pope of Rome
Letter to Flavian author Pope Leo I
Saint Leo alsoKnownAs Pope Leo I