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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tome of Leo canonical | 12 |
| Tome of Leo (indirectly, within Chalcedonian framework) | 1 |
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
later Christological debates ⓘ |
| influencedDoctrine | Chalcedonian Definition ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| opposes |
Eutyches
ⓘ
surface form:
Eutychianism
Monophysitism ⓘ |
| partOf | patristic Christological corpus ⓘ |
| preservedIn | collections of Leo I’s letters ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
many Protestant traditions ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tome of Leo (indirectly, within Chalcedonian framework)
subject surface form:
Council of Chalcedon
subject surface form:
Dioscorus I of Alexandria