| Description |
xii, 436 pages ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Fathers of the Church, a new translation ; v. 93 |
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The Fathers of the church ; v. 93 |
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Fathers of the church ; v. 93
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| Contents |
His Elevation to the See of Peter -- Annual Collections -- Days of Fast in December -- Christmas --Epiphany -- Days of Fast in Lent -- Lenten Sermon on the Transfiguration -- Passion of the Lord --Ascension -- Pentecost -- Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul -- Commemorating Alaric's Invasion of Rome --Martyrdom of the Maccabees -- Feast of St. Lawrence --Days of Fast in September -- On the Beatitudes --Against Eutyches |
| Summary |
A year later - with cries of "Peter has spoken through Leo!"--The ecumenical Council of Chalcedon, a pillar of Catholic Christianity, adopted in its resounding condemnation of monophysitism the very language formulated by Leo. Pope Leo also developed the most explicit and detailed affirmations known up to that time of the prerogatives enjoyed by successors of St. Peter. Many theological principles find their clearest, and certainly their most eloquent, expression in his sermons |
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As significant as his contribution was to history, Leo had an even greater impact on theology. When partisans of the monophysite heresy had through various machinations predetermined the outcome of a council held at Ephesus in 450, Leo immediately denounced it as a latrocinium (robbery) rather than a concilium (council) |
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It would be practically impossible to understand this monumental transition from the Roman world to Christendom without taking into account the pivotal role played by Leo the Great. His sermons provide invaluable data for the social historian. It was Leo - and not the emperor - who went out to confront Attila the Hun. It was Leo who once averted and on another occasion mitigated the ravages of barbarian incursions |
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As the vestiges of the Roman political machine began to collapse in the fifth century A.D., the towering figure of Pope St. Leo the Great came into relief amid the rubble. Sustained by an immutable doctrine transcending institutions and cultures, the Church alone emerged from the chaos. Eventually, the Roman heritage became assimilated into Christianity and ceased to have a life of its own |
| Analysis |
Sermons, Latin - Translations into English |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Leo, Pope I, -461. Sermons
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Leo, Pope I, -461 -- Sermons
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Catholic Church -- Sermons.
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Sermons, Early Christian.
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Sermons, Latin -- Translations into English.
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| Genre/Form |
Sermons.
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| Author |
Conway, Agnes Josephine, 1921-2002.
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Freeland, Jane Patricia, 1910-2004.
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| LC no. |
95023000 |
| ISBN |
0813200938 |
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