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)

Label Occurrences
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
Saint Leo the Great
linked to: Pope Leo I
birthDate c. 400
burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
church Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
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
linked to: Miaphysitism

Monophysitism
papacyEndDate 461-11-10
papacyStartDate 440-09-29
papalNumber 1
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
Patriarch of the West
linked to: Pope
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
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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