Pope Leo the Great (391-461AD)

Pope Leo the Great (391-461AD)

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May 4, 2026 · 11 min

About this episode

This episode discusses Pope Leo the Great, his contributions to papal authority, and his encounter with Attila the Hun.

The original namesake of the current Pope was Saint Leo, also known as Pope Leo the First (391-461AD), a Roman aristocrat who served as Bishop of Rome from the year 440AD until his death. He is best known for having met Attila the Hun in 452 and persuading him to turn back from his invasion of Italy. He contributed significantly to developing ideas of papal authority and is also a Doctor of the Church. E202. Saint of the Day podcast with M. Roberts at https://ourcatholicradio.org/programs/saint-day   Catholic Saints podcast at https://amzn.to/3IWjW2S Pope Leo the Great books at https://amzn.to/4keBo35 History of the Papacy books at https://amzn.to/4mdPXWq ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on  https://patreon.com/markvinet   SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet   Mark's History of North America podcast:  www.parthenonpodcast.com/history-of-north-america Website:&nbsp…

People in this episode

Host: M. Roberts

Topics covered

  • Papal authority
  • Saint Leo
  • History of the Papacy
  • Attila the Hun
  • Christianity

Keywords

  • Pope Leo the Great
  • Attila the Hun
  • papal authority
  • Doctor of the Church
  • Christian history

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