Tome of Leo
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The Tome of Leo is a pivotal 5th-century Christological letter by Pope Leo I that defined orthodox teaching on the nature of Christ and became a foundational text for the Council of Chalcedon.
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Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christological letter
→
papal letter → theological document → |
| addressedTo | Flavian of Constantinople → |
| affirms | without confusion, change, division, or separation of natures → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Letter to Flavian
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surface form: "Epistola ad Flavianum"
Letter to Flavian → |
| approvedBy | Council of Chalcedon → |
| author | Pope Leo I → |
| authorityType | magisterial teaching → |
| centralTheme | union of divine and human natures in Christ → |
| dateApproximate | circa 449 → |
| doctrine | two natures of Christ → |
| ecclesiasticalStatus | authoritative Christological statement → |
| genre | dogmatic letter → |
| geographicOrigin | Rome → |
| historicalContext | controversy over Eutyches → |
| impact | defined orthodox teaching on Christ’s nature for Chalcedonian churches → |
| influenced |
Council of Chalcedon
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later Christological debates → |
| influencedDoctrine | Chalcedonian Definition → |
| language | Latin → |
| opposes |
Eutyches
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surface form: "Eutychianism"
Monophysitism → |
| partOf | patristic Christological corpus → |
| preservedIn | collections of Leo I’s letters → |
| recognizedBy |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form: "Eastern Orthodox Church"
Roman Catholicism →
surface form: "Roman Catholic Church"
many Protestant traditions → |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form: "Catholic Church"
Christianity → |
| statusAtCouncilOfChalcedon | foundational text → |
| subject |
Christology
→
nature of Christ → |
| supports | dyophysite Christology → |
| teaches |
Christ is fully divine
→
Christ is fully human → Christ is one person in two natures → |
| timePeriod | Patristic era → |
| usedAtCouncil | Council of Chalcedon → |
| writtenInCentury | 5th century → |
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this entity surface form: "Tome of Leo (indirectly, within Chalcedonian framework)"