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EPISODE · May 4, 2026 · 10 MIN

E206. Pope Leo the Great (391-461AD)

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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. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! 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: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM                                                      Audio credits: Saint Leo The Great, Saint Of The Day podcast with Mike Roberts by Covenant Network (ourcatholicradio.org). Catholic Saints podcast by Augustine Institute (St. Leo the Great, 10nov2024) with Dr. Ben Akers & Dr. Carl Vennerstrom. Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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