Leo — ܠܐܘܢ
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Leo; Leon; ܠܐܘܢ; Pope Leo; Leo of Rome; Leo I (pope); ܦܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/2299
identifier: http://syriaca.org/johnofephesus/persons/2299
identifier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_I
Leo I was one of the most influential bishops of Rome, considerably enlarging the power of the papacy. He acted as leader of his city at a time when the western emperors increasingly became powerless figureheads. Theologically, he is famous as the author of the so-called "Tome of Leo", a treatise in which he insisted that Christ be understood in two natures, fully divine and fully human. This view was accepted at the council of Chalcedon in 451, but proved a decisive bone of contention with the supporters of a miaphysite Christology who accused Leo of splitting Christ into two.
floruit: 448/9
floruit: 440-461
death: 0461-10-11
male
state: Bishop of Rome
Chronica Minora 7
Cowper, Selections from the Syriac. No. 1: The Chronicle of Edessa 65
20; 32; 51; 101; 270 3.1.18; 3.1.24; 3.1.42; 3.2.35; 3.5.19
893
20; 32; 51; 101; 270