medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at 8:05 pm, I wrote:
> 4) Leo I, pope (d. 461). An activist pope who promoted the doctrine
> of Petrine succession and who vigorously championed his views of
> proper Christian belief, L. (a.k.a. Leo the Great) persuaded
> Attila the Hun not to attack Rome in 452 but was unable to prevent the
> Vandal sack under Geiseric in 455. Doctrinally, he is most remembered
> as the author of the Tome of Leo, one of the founding documents of
> Chalcedonian orthodoxy.
Another visual: L. as depicted (ca. 1313-1320) in the King's Church (dedicated to Sts. Joachim and Anne) in the Studenica monastery near Kraljevo (Raška dist.) in southern Serbia:
http://tinyurl.com/yewqkhe
Best,
John Dillon
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