RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Leo I

390 - 461

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Pope Leo I (Italian: Leone I) (c. 391 – 10 November 461), also known as Leo the Great (Latin: Leo Magnus; Italian: Leone Magno), was Bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 until his death on 10 November 461. He is the first of the three Popes listed in the Annuario Pontificio with the title "the Great", alongside Popes Gregory I and Nicholas I. Leo was a Roman aristocrat. He is perhaps best known for meeting Attila the Hun in 452 and persuading him to turn back from his invasion of Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Leo I is the 219th most popular religious figure, the 247th most popular biography from Italy and the 96th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Leo I is most famous for his role in the Council of Chalcedon in 451. He affirmed the Christological doctrine that Jesus Christ is both fully divine and fully human.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Leo I ranks 219 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Clement XIV, Pope Nicholas V, Pope Innocent XIII, Saint Christopher, Pope Pelagius II, and Pope Alexander VIII. After him are Pope Clement IV, Pope John XV, Pope Urban IV, Pope John XIX, Padre Pio, and Pope Adrian I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 390, Pope Leo I ranks 2. Before him is Flavius Aetius. After him are Pope Sixtus III, Bleda, Prosper of Aquitaine, Faustus of Byzantium, Festus, and Jeonji of Baekje. Among people deceased in 461, Pope Leo I ranks 1. After him are Saint Patrick, and Majorian.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Leo I ranks 247 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Clement XIV (1705), Pope Nicholas V (1397), Pope Innocent XIII (1655), Pope Pelagius II (520), Pliny the Younger (61), and Pope Alexander VIII (1610). After him are Cesare Lombroso (1835), Pope John XV (1000), Diodorus Siculus (-90), Cimabue (1240), Pope John XIX (975), and Luigi Pirandello (1867).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Leo I ranks 96. Before him are Pope Eugene III (1080), Pope Clement XIV (1705), Pope Nicholas V (1397), Pope Innocent XIII (1655), Pope Pelagius II (520), and Pope Alexander VIII (1610). After him are Pope John XV (1000), Pope John XIX (975), Padre Pio (1887), Pope Adrian I (700), Pope Clement XI (1649), and Pope Gregory X (1210).

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