Leo I’s Tome
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Leo I’s Tome is a foundational 5th-century Christological letter by Pope Leo the Great that articulated the doctrine of Christ’s two natures and became a key text for the Council of Chalcedon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leo I’s Tome canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5th-century Christian text
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Christological letter ⓘ papal letter ⓘ theological document ⓘ |
| acceptedBy | Council of Chalcedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Flavian of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affirms |
full divinity of Christ
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full humanity of Christ ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Letter to Flavian
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Tome of Leo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | AD 449 ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Eutyches
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Flavian of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Leo I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chalcedonian Christology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Leo the Great
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Pope Leo I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | not part of the biblical canon ⓘ |
| councilRole | key doctrinal text at the Council of Chalcedon ⓘ |
| date | 5th century ⓘ |
| doctrineArticulated | doctrine of the two natures of Christ ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalStatus | authoritative doctrinal text in many Chalcedonian churches ⓘ |
| geographicalOrigin | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | controversy over Eutyches ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chalcedonian Definition
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Eastern Orthodox Christology NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant Christology NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Christology ⓘ |
| influencePeriod |
Late Antiquity
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Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Christian theology ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| opposes |
Eutychianism
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Monophysitism ⓘ |
| preservedIn | collections of papal letters ⓘ |
| recipientOffice | Patriarch of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| statusAtChalcedon | received as orthodox teaching ⓘ |
| subject |
Incarnation of Christ
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union of divine and human natures in Christ ⓘ |
| teaches | Christ is one person in two natures ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus | Christology ⓘ |
| tradition | Western Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAtCouncil | Council of Chalcedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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