Resultados25 letters/passages
leo_great · c. 459 · score 0.02
… of the Council's decrees, we support wholeheartedly. The Lord has given you the imperial authority not only for the governance of the state but for the protection of His Church, and we are confident that you will exercise this sacred trust with the same wisdom and firmness that have distinguished your reign. Dated from …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.02
We therefore urge that the ringleaders of these disturbances be removed from the vicinity where they can do further harm. Their influence must be broken, and the faithful must be reassured that the Catholic truth, confirmed by the Council and by the authority of the Apostolic See, stands firm against all assaults. Let …
leo_great · c. 459 · score 0.02
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to Leo Augustus. I. There is no need to reopen the question of doctrine now Your clemency's letter, full of vigorous faith and the light of truth, I have received with the deepest respect. I wish I could comply even with the suggestion of my personal attendance, which your Majesty considers necessa …
leo_great · c. 446 · score 0.02
From Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrrhus, to Leo, Bishop of Rome. I. If Paul appealed to Peter, how much more must ordinary believers have recourse to his successor To Leo, Bishop of Rome: If Paul, the herald of the truth and trumpet of the Holy Spirit, had recourse to the great Peter in order to obtain a ruling for the faith …
leo_great · c. 443 · score 0.02
For both the moderation of the Church and the devout faith of our most godly Emperor require us to show great concern for the peace of Christendom — so that disagreements may be resolved, the Catholic Faith kept intact, and those whose faith has been proven may be strengthened by our authority, once those who hold wron …
leo_great · c. 454 · score 0.02
This is no new faith but the ancient faith renewed, the faith of Nicaea restated and confirmed against the heresies of both Nestorius and Eutyches. At the same time, let it be equally known that those provisions of the Council which exceed the bounds of its proper mandate -- specifically, the 28th canon concerning the …
leo_great · c. 454 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to Julian, Bishop of Cos. I. He wishes his assent to the acts of Chalcedon to be widely known How watchfully and devotedly you guard the Catholic faith, brother, the substance of your letter makes clear. My anxiety is greatly relieved by the information it contains, supplemented as it is by the mos …
leo_great · c. 443 · score 0.01
He notifies the appointment of his representatives at the Council of Ephesus. To Emperor Theodosius [Theodosius II], the most devout Augustus — Leo, pope of the Catholic Church of the city of Rome. How greatly God's providence watches over the interests of humanity is shown by your merciful care, which — moved by God's …
leo_great · c. 455 · score 0.01
To Eudocia Augusta [wife of Emperor Theodosius II, living in Jerusalem after 443], about the monks of Palestine. I. A request that she use her influence with the monks of Palestine to restore order. Leo, the bishop, to Eudocia Augusta. I have no doubt that your piety is aware of my great devotion to the Catholic Faith, …
leo_great · c. 461 · score 0.01
Endure with patience what you cannot change, and trust that the same Lord who gave you the charge will give you the strength to bear it. III. Replies to his canonical questions To the specific questions you have raised, we respond as follows: Concerning those who, under threat of torture or death during barbarian invas …
leo_great · c. 455 · score 0.01
This faith is no novelty; it is the ancient apostolic teaching, received from the Fathers, tested by the Councils, and confirmed by the authority of the blessed Peter through his See. Let the memory of Nestorius and Eutyches serve as a warning to all who would tamper with the mystery of the Incarnation. The Son of God …
leo_great · c. 457 · score 0.01
The heresy of Eutyches is not dead simply because the Council condemned it; it lives on in the hearts of those who refuse to accept that Christ is truly man as well as truly God. Stand firm upon the rock of the Apostles' confession. Let no fear of human power and no desire for human approval cause you to waver again. T …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to Julian, Bishop of Cos. I. He laments the recent violence in Palestine The information you provide, brother, about the riotous actions of the false monks is grave and deeply lamentable. These disturbances are the direct result of the war that the wicked Eutyches, through the madness of his deceiv …
leo_great · c. 461 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to Rusticus, Bishop of Gallia Narbonensis, with replies to his questions on various points. I. He urges moderation toward two priests who have offended Rusticus Your letter, brother, which your archdeacon Hermes brought, I have gladly received. The number of different matters it contains makes it l …
leo_great · c. 454 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to Julian, Bishop of Cos. I. After expressing thanks for Julian's sympathy, he protests the removal of Aetius from the archdeaconry I recognize in your letter, beloved, the sentiments of brotherly affection, in that you share our genuine grief at the many grievous trials we have endured. But we pra …
leo_great · c. 443 · score 0.01
To his beloved brother Flavian, the bishop of Constantinople — Leo the bishop. I. He complains that Flavian has not sent him a full account of the Eutyches case. Since our most Christian and merciful Emperor [Theodosius II], in his holy and commendable faith and concern for the peace of the Catholic Church, has sent us …
leo_great · c. 443 · score 0.01
II. The means Eutyches has taken to circumvent the synod Yet the acts of Ephesus, in the letter written by the holy and ecumenical synod to the deposed Nestorius, contain these express words: "The natures which came together to form true unity are indeed different; and yet from them both there is but one Christ and Son …
leo_great · c. 455 · score 0.01
He wishes to be informed how far she succeeds. If, then, those who have erred revere and love the name of Catholic, and wish to be counted among the members of the Lord's body, let them reject the twisted errors they have rashly committed. Let them show repentance for their wicked blasphemies and acts of bloodshed. For …
leo_great · c. 455 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to his beloved brother Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrrhus. I. He congratulates Theodoret on their shared victory, and approves of honest inquiry that leads to good results On the return of our brothers and fellow bishops, whom the See of the blessed Peter sent to the holy council, we learned, beloved, of …
leo_great · c. 442 · score 0.01
From Eutyches to Leo. God the Word is above all my witness -- being confident of my hope and faith in Christ the Lord and God of all, and trusting in the proof of my right belief in these matters -- but I also call upon Your Holiness to testify, and upon every bishop and teacher of right faith. I have been a Christian …
leo_great · c. 457 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of the City of Rome, to Juvenal, Bishop of Jerusalem. I. He rejoices at Juvenal's return to orthodoxy, though chiding him for having gone astray When I received your letter, beloved -- brought to me by our sons Andrew the presbyter and Peter the deacon -- I rejoiced that you had been permitted to return to …
leo_great · c. 442 · score 0.01
He thanks him for his information about the revival of Nestorianism and commends his zeal. Leo, the bishop, to his dearly beloved son, Eutyches [a prominent monk and abbot in Constantinople], presbyter. Your letter has brought to our attention, beloved, that through the efforts of certain individuals, the heresy of Nes …
leo_great · c. 443 · score 0.01
A second letter from Flavian to Leo. I. The heresy of Eutyches restated To the most holy and blessed father and fellow minister Leo: Flavian sends greetings in the Lord. Nothing, as you know, most beloved of God, is more precious to priests than piety and the right handling of the word of truth. For all our hope and sa …
leo_great · c. 455 · score 0.01
It is the faith of Nicaea restated and confirmed; the faith of the Apostles, of the Prophets, and of the Fathers, vindicated against both the heresy that divides Christ and the heresy that dissolves His true humanity. That definition now stands as the permanent standard of the Church's confession, and whoever opposes i …
leo_great · c. 443 · score 0.01
Accordingly, he was deposed by the synod and stripped of all priestly dignity for his estrangement from the true faith, as the acts of the synod, which we have sent to Your Holiness, will make clear. We have written this account so that what has been done here may be known to Your Holiness, and so that, since this matt …