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 94th most popular religious figure (up from 219th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 247th in 2019) and the 34th 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 94 out of 3,187. Before him are Hildegard of Bingen, Saint Valentine, Saint Lawrence, Pope Pius II, Pope Innocent XI, and Anthony of Padua. After him are Pope Clement XII, Benedict of Nursia, Pope Sixtus V, Pope Gregory I, Pope Sylvester I, and Pope Innocent X.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 390, Pope Leo I ranks 1. After him are Flavius Aetius, Pope Sixtus III, Bleda, Prosper of Aquitaine, Jeonji of Baekje, Festus, and Faustus of Byzantium. 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 103 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Paul III (1468), Pope Linus (1), Saint Valentine (226), Amedeo Modigliani (1884), Pope Pius II (1405), and Pope Innocent XI (1611). After him are Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (-600), Pope Clement XII (1652), Benedict of Nursia (480), Pope Sixtus V (1520), Pope Gregory I (540), and Pope Sylvester I (300).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Leo I ranks 34. Before him are Pope Pius V (1504), Pope Paul III (1468), Pope Linus (1), Saint Valentine (226), Pope Pius II (1405), and Pope Innocent XI (1611). After him are Pope Clement XII (1652), Benedict of Nursia (480), Pope Sixtus V (1520), Pope Gregory I (540), Pope Sylvester I (300), and Pope Innocent X (1574).

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