Resultados25 letters/passages
leo_great · c. 447 · score 0.02
For this reason, we pray your clemency to oppose such disturbances with the Truth, and to order the Faith of the Catholic religion to be preserved without stain. We ask that, in accordance with the standard and decision of the Apostolic See — which we likewise revere as preeminent — Flavian may remain completely unharm …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.02
… t the things of God to the calculations of the world. Constantinople may be the imperial residence, but that does not give its bishop authority over the ancient apostolic foundations. Ambition is not a ground for privilege, and what the Council of Nicaea established, no later assembly may lawfully amend. I urge your cl …
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
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to the Emperor Marcian Augustus, by the hand of Lucian the bishop and Basil the deacon. I. He congratulates the Emperor on his role in the triumph of the Catholic faith By the great bounty of God's mercy the joys of the whole Catholic Church have been multiplied, now that through your clemency's ho …
leo_great · c. 441 · score 0.02
While each metropolitan retains his authority to ordain within his province, the ordination of metropolitans themselves must be conducted only after careful and considered judgment. We demand particular excellence in those who preside over their fellow priests. Attend to this with all diligence, so that you may be seen …
leo_great · c. 460 · score 0.02
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to Leo Augustus. I. He sends envoys but urges against any fresh discussion of the faith Rejoicing that it has been demonstrated to me by many clear proofs how earnestly you safeguard the interests of the universal Church, I have not delayed in obeying your Majesty's instructions at the first opport …
leo_great · c. 460 · score 0.01
They have already been heard. They have already been answered. They have already been condemned. There is nothing left to discuss with them. If your Majesty permits the faith to be debated again, the heretics will interpret this not as an exercise of fairness but as an admission that the Council's definition was uncert …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.01
He believes that his overreaching self-promotion can be advanced by asserting that certain bishops indicated their agreement -- an agreement that is invalid on its face, since it was obtained without the authority of the Apostolic See and in violation of the canons established at Nicaea. The regulations of the holy Cou …
leo_great · c. 452 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to Pulcheria Augusta, by the hand of the magistrian Theoctistus. I. He informs the Empress that he has recognized the Council she ordered and has sent representatives with letters Your clemency's unfailing devotion to the Catholic faith I recognize in everything, and I give thanks to God for seeing …
leo_great · c. 460 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to Leo Augustus, by the hand of Philoxenus, agens in rebus. I. The decrees of Chalcedon and Nicaea are identical and final My mind exults with great joy in the Lord, and I have abundant cause for thanksgiving, now that I perceive your clemency's most excellent faith being enlarged in all things by …
leo_great · c. 448 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to the Emperor Theodosius, ever Augustus. I. He suspends judgment on the appointment of Anatolius until he has made an open confession of the Catholic faith In all your piously expressed letters, amid the anxieties we endure for the faith, you have given us hope of security by upholding the Council …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.01
The first and greatest blemish upon that discipline is pride -- "the beginning of all transgression and the origin of sin" (Sirach 10:13). For the mind that is greedy for power knows how neither to forbear nor to govern, and whatever it lacks the ability to claim openly, it seeks to obtain by intrigue. II. The 28th can …
leo_great · c. 441 · score 0.01
We cannot properly govern those entrusted to us unless we pursue with the zeal of faith those who are both destroyers and themselves destroyed, cutting them off from contact with sound minds with all the severity we can bring to bear, lest this pestilence spread further. I urge you, beloved -- I implore and warn you -- …
leo_great · c. 445 · score 0.01
To the most glorious and serene Emperor Theodosius: Leo, Bishop of Rome. I. He protests the conduct of Dioscorus at the Council of Ephesus From the beginning and in all the synods that have been held, we have received from the most holy Peter, chief of the Apostles, such freedom of speech as to have the authority both …
leo_great · c. 441 · score 0.01
He considers himself subject to no law, bound by no ordinance of God, and in his eagerness for novelty, departs from your practice and ours, adopting unlawful measures and letting what he ought to preserve fall into disuse. II. Hilary is disturbing the peace of the Church by his insubordination But with the approval, a …
leo_great · c. 441 · score 0.01
He claims for himself the right to ordain bishops throughout all the provinces of Gaul and seizes the dignity that belongs to metropolitan bishops. He even diminishes the reverence owed to the blessed Peter himself with his proud assertions, for while the power of binding and loosing was given to Peter before all other …
leo_great · c. 450 · score 0.01
To Marcian Augustus [Emperor Marcian, who ruled the Eastern Roman Empire 450-457 and convened the Council of Chalcedon]. I. After congratulating the Emperor on his noble conduct, he discourages further open-ended debates about the Faith. Although I have already replied to your Grace through the Constantinopolitan clerg …
leo_great · c. 445 · score 0.01
In my sincere desire -- shared by the bishops who are with me -- that you, most Christian and revered emperor, should above all things please God, to whom the prayers of the whole Church are poured out in one voice for your reign, I offer you this counsel. I fear that if we keep silent on so great a matter, we shall fa …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.01
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. 461 · score 0.01
Leo, the bishop, to Leo Augustus [Emperor Leo I, who ruled the Eastern Roman Empire 457-474]. I. He heartily thanks the Emperor for what he has done and asks him to complete the work. If we sought to reward your Majesty's glorious resolution in defense of the Faith with all the praise the greatness of the matter demand …
leo_great · c. 459 · score 0.01
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. 441 · score 0.01
Leo to his beloved brother Anastasius. The brotherly love of our colleagues means we read letters from our fellow priests with a grateful heart. Through correspondence we embrace one another in spirit as though face to face. But your letter stood out — the affection in it was greater than usual, for it gave a full acco …
leo_great · c. 446 · score 0.01
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 0.01
… ency and faith, giving us cause to rejoice that within you there is not only an imperial mind but also a priestly one. For beyond your public and imperial duties, you have the most devout concern for the Christian religion — determined that no schisms, heresies, or other offenses should take root among God's people. Yo …
leo_great · c. 443 · score 0.01
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 …