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St. Leo the Great · c. 440–461 AD

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The papal letters of Leo the Great, including the landmark Tome of Leo (Ep. XXVIII) on the two natures of Christ, which shaped the Definition of Chalcedon.

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1To the Bishop of Aquileia2To Septimus, Bishop of Altinum3From Paschasinus, Bishop of Lilybæum4To the Bishops appointed in Campania, Picenum, Etruria, and all the Provinces5To Anastasius, Bishop of Thessalonica6To the Bishops throughout Italy7The Ordinance of Valentinian III. concerning the Manichæans8To Dioscorus, Bishop of Alexandria9To the Bishops of the Province of Vienne. In the matter of Hilary, Bishop of Arles10An Ordinance of Valentinianus III11To All the Bishops of Mauritania Cæsariensis12To the Metropolitan Bishops in the Provinces of Illyricum13To Anastasius, Bishop of Thessalonica14To Turribius, Bishop of Asturia, upon the errors of the Priscillianists15To the Bishops of Sicily16To All the Bishops of Sicily17To Januarius, Bishop of Aquileia18To Dorus, Bishop of Beneventum19To Eutyches, an Abbot of Constantinople20From Eutyches to Leo21The first from Flavian, Bp. of Constantinople to Pope Leo22To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople23To Theodosius Augustus II24From Peter Chrysologus, Bishop of Ravenna, to Eutyches, the Presbyter25A Second One from Flavian to Leo26To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople27To Flavian commonly called “the Tome.”28To Theodosius Augustus29To Pulcheria Augusta30To Pulcheria Augusta31To the Archimandrites of Constantinople32To the Synod of Ephesus33To Julian, Bishop of Cos34To Julian, Bishop of Cos35To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople36To Theodosius Augustus37To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople38To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople39To the Bishops of the Province of Arles in Gaul40To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles41To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles42To Theodosius Augustus43To Theodosius Augustus44To Pulcheria Augusta45From Hilary, then Deacon (afterwards Bishop of Rome) to Pulcheria Augusta46To Anastasius, Bishop of Thessalonica47To Julian, Bishop of Cos48To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople49To the people of Constantinople, by the hand of Epiphanius and Dionysius, Notary of the Church of Rome50To Faustus and other Presbyters and Archimandrites in Constantinople51From Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrus, to Leo. (See vol. iii. of this Series, p. 293.)52A Fragment of a Letter from Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople53To Theodosius Augustus54A Series of Letters55(3) From Licinia Eudoxia Augusta to Theodosius Augustus.56To the Clergy and People of the City of Constantinople57To Pulcheria Augusta58To Martinus and Faustus, Presbyters59A Series of Letters60From the Bishops of the Province of Arles61Leo's Reply to Letter LXV62To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles63From Three Gallic Bishops to St. Leo64To Theodosius Augustus65To Pulcheria Augusta66To the Archimandrites of Constantinople67To Faustus, One of the Archimandrites at Constantinople68From Valentinian and Marcian69To Martinus, Another of the Archimandrites at Constantinople70To Faustus and Martinus Together71From Marcianus Augustus to Leo72From Pulcheria Augusta to Leo73Leo's Answer to Marcianus74To Pulcheria Augusta75To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople76To Bishop Julian77To Marcian Augustus78To the Same Marcian79To Pulcheria Augusta80To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople81To Julian, Bishop of Cos82To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople83To Paschasinus, Bishop of Lilybæum84To Marcian Augustus85To Marcian Augustus86To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople87To Julian, Bishop of Cos88To the Synod of Chalcedon89To Marcian Augustus90To Pulcheria Augusta by the Hand of Theoctistus the Magistrian91To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles92From Eusebius, Bishop of Milan, to Leo93From the Synod of Chalcedon to Leo94From Ravennus and Other Gallic Bishops95From the Emperor Marcian96From Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople, to Leo97To the Gallic Bishops98To the Gallic Bishops99Leo, the Bishop, to Marcian Augustus100To Pulcheria Augusta about the self-seeking of Anatolius101To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople, in rebuke of his self-seeking102To Julian, Bishop of Cos103To Theodore, Bishop of Forum Julii104To Julian, Bishop of Cos105From Marcian Augustus106To Marcian Augustus107To Pulcheria Augusta108To Julian, Bishop of Cos109To the Bishops Assembled in Synod at Chalcedon110To Marcian Augustus111To Pulcheria Augusta112To Julian, Bishop of Cos113To the Same Julian, Bishop of Cos114To Maximus, Bishop of Antioch, by the hand of Marian the Presbyter, and Olympius the Deacon115To Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrus, on Perseverance in the Faith116The former to Marcian Augustus, and the other to Julian the Bishop117To Eudocia Augusta, about the Monks of Palestine118To the Monks of Palestine119To Julian, the Bishop, by Count Rodanus120To Marcian Augustus121To Julian, Bishop of Cos122To Marcian Augustus123To Proterius, Bishop of Alexandria124To Marcian Augustus125To Julian, Bishop of Cos126From Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople, to Leo127From Proterius, Bishop of Alexandria, to Leo128To Marcian Augustus129To Anatolius130To Marcian Augustus131To the same, and on the same day132To the Bishops of Gaul and Spain133To Juvenal, Bishop of Jerusalem134To Julian, Bishop of Cos135To the Same136To Marcian Augustus137To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople138To Julian, Bishop of Cos139To Leo Augustus140To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople141To Julian, Bishop of Cos, and Aetius, the Presbyter142To Leo Augustus143To Basil, Bishop of Antioch144To Euxitheus, Bishop of Thessalonica (and Others)145To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople146To Julian, Bishop of Cos147To Aetius, Presbyter of Constantinople148To the Egyptian Bishops149To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople150To Leo Augustus151To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople152To the Catholic Bishops of Egypt Sojourning in Constantinople153To Nicætas, Bishop of Aquileia154To the Presbyters, Deacons and Clergy of the Church of Constantinople155To Leo Augustus156To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople. By Patritius the Deacon157To Leo Augustus158To Leo Augustus159To Neo, Bishop of Ravenna160To Rusticus, Bishop of Gallia Narbonensis, with the replies to his Questions on various points161To all the Bishops of Campania, Samnium and Picenum162To Leo Augustus163To Gennadius, Bishop of Constantinople164To Timothy, Bishop of Alexandria165To the Presbyters and Deacons of the Church of Alexandria166To Certain Egyptian Bishops