Saint Leo the Great

The Letters and Sermons of Leo the Great

Name: The Letters and Sermons of Leo the Great
Author: Saint Leo the Great

5th c.

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Letters · English translation, 1890

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Title Page
Prefatory Note
Introduction
Letters.
To the Bishop of Aquileia
To Septimus, Bishop of Altinum
From Paschasinus, Bishop of Lilybæum
To the Bishops Appointed in Campania, Picenum, Etruria, and All the Provinces
To the Metropolitan Bishops of Illyricum
To Anastasius, Bishop of Thessalonica
To the Bishops Throughout Italy
The Ordinance of Valentinian III. Concerning the Manichæans
To Dioscorus, Bishop of Alexandria
To the Bishops of the Province of Vienne. In the Matter of Hilary, Bishop of…
An Ordinance of Valentinianus III
To All the Bishops of Mauritania Cæsariensis
To the Metropolitan Bishops in the Provinces of Illyricum
To Anastasius, Bishop of Thessalonica (xiv)
To Turribius, Bishop of Asturia, Upon the Errors of the Priscillianists
To the Bishops of Sicily
To All the Bishops of Sicily
To Januarius, Bishop of Aquileia
To Dorus, Bishop of Beneventum
To Eutyches, an Abbot of Constantinople
From Eutyches to Leo
The First From Flavian, Bp. of Constantinople to Pope Leo
To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople
To Theodosius Augustus II
From Peter Chrysologus, Bishop of Ravenna, to Eutyches, the Presbyter
A Second One From Flavian to Leo
To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople (xxvii)
To Flavian Commonly Called “the Tome.”
To Theodosius Augustus
To Pulcheria Augusta
To Pulcheria Augusta (xxxi)
To the Archimandrites of Constantinople
To the Synod of Ephesus
To Julian, Bishop of Cos
To Julian, Bishop of Cos (xxxv)
To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople (xxxvi)
To Theodosius Augustus (xxxvii)
To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople (xxxviii)
To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople (xxxix)
To the Bishops of the Province of Arles in Gaul
To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles
To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles (xlii)
To Theodosius Augustus (xliii)
To Theodosius Augustus (xliv)
To Pulcheria Augusta (xlv)
From Hilary, Then Deacon (Afterwards Bishop of Rome) to Pulcheria Augusta
To Anastasius, Bishop of Thessalonica (xlvii)
To Julian, Bishop of Cos (xlviii)
To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople (xlix)
To the People of Constantinople, by the Hand of Epiphanius and Dionysius…
To Faustus and Other Presbyters and Archimandrites in Constantinople
From Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrus, to Leo. (See Vol. Iii. of This Series, P. 293.)
A Fragment of a Letter From Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople
To Theodosius Augustus (liv)
A Series of Letters
To the Clergy and People of the City of Constantinople
To Pulcheria Augusta (lvii)
To Martinus and Faustus, Presbyters
A Series of Letters (lix)
From the Bishops of the Province of Arles
Leo's Reply to Letter LXV
To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles (lxii)
From Three Gallic Bishops to St. Leo
To Theodosius Augustus (lxiv)
To Pulcheria Augusta (lxv)
To the Archimandrites of Constantinople (lxvi)
To Faustus, One of the Archimandrites at Constantinople
From Valentinian and Marcian
To Martinus, Another of the Archimandrites at Constantinople
To Faustus and Martinus Together
From Marcianus Augustus to Leo
From Pulcheria Augusta to Leo
Leo's Answer to Marcianus
To Pulcheria Augusta (lxxiv)
To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople
To Bishop Julian
To Marcian Augustus
To the Same Marcian
To Pulcheria Augusta (lxxix)
To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople (lxxx)
To Julian, Bishop of Cos (lxxxi)
To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople (lxxxii)
To Paschasinus, Bishop of Lilybæum
To Marcian Augustus (lxxxiv)
To Marcian Augustus (lxxxv)
To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople (lxxxvi)
To Julian, Bishop of Cos (lxxxvii)
To the Synod of Chalcedon
To Marcian Augustus (lxxxix)
To Pulcheria Augusta by the Hand of Theoctistus the Magistrian
To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles (xci)
From Eusebius, Bishop of Milan, to Leo
From the Synod of Chalcedon to Leo
From Ravennus and Other Gallic Bishops
From the Emperor Marcian
From Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople, to Leo
To the Gallic Bishops
To the Gallic Bishops (xcviii)
Leo, the Bishop, to Marcian Augustus
To Pulcheria Augusta About the Self-seeking of Anatolius
To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople, in Rebuke of His Self-seeking
To Julian, Bishop of Cos (cii)
To Theodore, Bishop of Forum Julii
To Julian, Bishop of Cos (civ)
From Marcian Augustus
To Marcian Augustus (cvi)
To Pulcheria Augusta (cvii)
To Julian, Bishop of Cos (cviii)
To the Bishops Assembled in Synod at Chalcedon
To Marcian Augustus (cx)
To Pulcheria Augusta (cxi)
To Julian, Bishop of Cos (cxii)
To the Same Julian, Bishop of Cos
To Maximus, Bishop of Antioch, by the Hand of Marian the Presbyter, and…
To Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrus, on Perseverance in the Faith
The Former to Marcian Augustus, and the Other to Julian the Bishop
To Eudocia Augusta, About the Monks of Palestine
To the Monks of Palestine
To Julian, the Bishop, by Count Rodanus
To Marcian Augustus (cxx)
To Julian, Bishop of Cos (cxxi)
To Marcian Augustus (cxxii)
To Proterius, Bishop of Alexandria
To Marcian Augustus (cxxiv)
To Julian, Bishop of Cos (cxxv)
From Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople, to Leo (cxxvi)
From Proterius, Bishop of Alexandria, to Leo
To Marcian Augustus (cxxviii)
To Anatolius
To Marcian Augustus (cxxx)
To the Same, and on the Same Day
To the Bishops of Gaul and Spain
To Juvenal, Bishop of Jerusalem
To Julian, Bishop of Cos (cxxxiv)
To the Same
To Marcian Augustus (cxxxvi)
To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople (cxxxvii)
To Julian, Bishop of Cos (cxxxviii)
To Leo Augustus
To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople (cxl)
To Julian, Bishop of Cos, and Aetius, the Presbyter
To Leo Augustus (cxlii)
To Basil, Bishop of Antioch
To Euxitheus, Bishop of Thessalonica (And Others)
To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople (cxlv)
To Julian, Bishop of Cos (cxlvi)
To Aetius, Presbyter of Constantinople
To the Egyptian Bishops
To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople (cxlix)
To Leo Augustus (cl)
To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople (cli)
To the Catholic Bishops of Egypt Sojourning in Constantinople
To Nicætas, Bishop of Aquileia
See Letter CLVIII
To the Presbyters, Deacons and Clergy of the Church of Constantinople
To Leo Augustus (clvi)
To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople. By Patritius the Deacon the Deacon
To Leo Augustus (clviii)
To Leo Augustus (clix)
To Neo, Bishop of Ravenna
To Rusticus, Bishop of Gallia Narbonensis, With the Replies to His Questions on…
To All the Bishops of Campania, Samnium and Picenum
To Leo Augustus (clxiii)
To Gennadius, Bishop of Constantinople
To Timothy, Bishop of Alexandria
To the Presbyters and Deacons of the Church of Alexandria
To Certain Egyptian Bishops
Sermons.
Preached on His Birthday, or Day of Ordination
On His Birthday, II.: Delivered on the Anniversary of His Consecration
On His Birthday, III: Delivered on the Anniversary of His Elevation to the…
Upon the Collections, IV
On the Collections, V
On the Fast of The Tenth Month, I
On the Fast of the Tenth Month
On the Fast of the Tenth Month, VI
On the Fast of the Ten Month, VIII
On the Feast of the Nativity, I
On the Feast of the Nativity, II
On the Feast of the Nativity, III
On the Feast of the Nativity, IV
On the Feast of the Nativity, VI
On the Feast of the Nativity, VII
On the Festival of the Nativity, VIII
On the Feast of the Epiphany, I
On the Feast of the Epiphany, III
On the Feast of the Epiphany, IV
On the Feast of the Epiphany, VI
On Lent, I
On Lent, II
On Lent, IV
On Lent, VIII
On Lent, XI
A Homily Delivered on the Saturday Before the Second Sunday in Lent--on the…
On the Passion, III.; Delivered on the Sunday Before Easter
On the Lord's Passion IV., Delivered on Wednesday in Holy Week
On the Passion, VII
On the Passion, VIII.: on Wednesday in Holy Week
On the Passion, XI
On the Passion, XII.: Preached on Wednesday
On the Passion, XVI.: Delivered on the Sunday
On the Passion, XVII.: Delivered on the Wednesday
On the Lord's Resurrection, I.; Delivered on Holy Saturday in the Vigil of…
On the Lord's Resurrection, II
On the Lord's Ascension, I
On the Lord's Ascension, II
On Whitsuntide, I
On Whitsuntide, III
On the Whitsuntide Fast, I
On the Feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul (June 29)
Concerning the Neglect of the Commemoration
On the Feast of S. Laurence the Martyr (Aug. 10)
On the Fast of the Seventh Month, III
On the Fast of Seventh Month, V
On the Fast of the Seventh Month, VI
A Homily on the Beatitudes, St. Matt. V. 1-9

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