c. 325 – 636 AD

Leo the Great

c. 400 – 461 AD

Rome, Italy

Overview

A powerful Pope who consolidated papal authority. His Tome of Leo defined the two natures of Christ for the Council of Chalcedon.

He personally met Attila the Hun outside Rome and persuaded him not to destroy the city.

Defined the "Hypostatic Union" (two natures of Christ).

Focus on the feast days and the authority of Peter.

The shapers of Western Catholicism and Protestantism.

11 Church Fathers in this era

Part of The Golden Age: Latin (Western) Fathers