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Leo, Leo, Leo! Before I say anything else, I want to get that rhyme out of my head..
The first pope to take the name Leo is remembered not only for strengthening the primacy of the Bishop of Rome in the Church and for influencing the development of the doctrine of the two natures in Christ, but also as a defender of Rome during the barbarian invasions. In 452, the city of Rome watched with horror at news of the approaching Hunnic armies. The inhabitants of the Eternal... The article "Leo the Great – the first pope to receive thi…
Pope Saint Leo, the First of the Greats
Pope Saint Leo, the first pontiff to earn the title ‘the Great’, reigned from 440 until his death on this day in 461, was known for many things. With his wise mind, his magnanimous soul and zeal, he helped solidify the papacy, and the role of the ‘Holy Father’, which would be further clarified by subsequent pontiffs, not least Gregory, also called ‘Magnus‘, who reigned in the next century just before the inaccurately-termed ‘dark ages’ (+604). …
Leo the Great: A Lion of God
He was called the Scourge of God—Attila the Hun. He raged with his barbarian horde through Italy like fire, leaving devastation and death behind him. Cruel in torture, ravenous in plunder, and insatiable in effrontery, he razed and ravaged and rushed upon Rome in the year 452. Out from the ancient gates of Rome passed a white-haired ancient in resplendent raiment. A harmless old man come to meet the savage; prepared to parley, and, God willing, …
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