
St. Leo the Great, Pope, Doctor of the Church
Leo the Great (c. 400–461) governed the Church as the Roman Empire crumbled, meeting Attila the Hun at the gates of Rome and turning him back. His letter on the two natures of Christ was acclaimed at the Council of Chalcedon. He is the patron of popes and confessors.
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