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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christological letter
papal letter
theological document
addressedTo Flavian of Constantinople
affirms without confusion, change, division, or separation of natures
alsoKnownAs Epistola ad Flavianum
linked to: Letter to Flavian

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 Eutychianism
linked to: Eutyches

Monophysitism
partOf patristic Christological corpus
preservedIn collections of Leo I’s letters
recognizedBy Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

many Protestant traditions
religiousTradition Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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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Council of Chalcedon usesDocument Tome of Leo
Second Council of Constantinople affirmed Tome of Leo (indirectly, within Chalcedonian framework)
linked to: Tome of Leo
Pope Leo I notableWork Tome of Leo
Council of Chalcedon affirmed Tome of Leo
Henotikon relatedDocument Tome of Leo
Leo the Great notableWork Tome of Leo
Robber Council rejectedDocument Tome of Leo
Dioscorus I of Alexandria condemnedDocument Tome of Leo
Letter to Flavian alsoKnownAs Tome of Leo