Leo the Great, bishop of Rome from 440 to 461: 96 of his letters, including the Tome to Flavian that the Council of Chalcedon received, and 48 of his sermons for the feasts of the year. Modern English from the Post-Nicene Fathers translation.
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Letters
1To the Bishop of Aquileia, on Pelagian Clergy2To the Bishops of Campania, Picenum and Etruria, on Unfit Clergy3To Anastasius of Thessalonica, on His Charge over Illyricum4To the Bishops of Italy, on the Manichaeans5To Dioscorus of Alexandria, on Ordinations and the Eucharist6To the Bishops of the Province of Vienne, About Hilary of Arles7To All the Bishops of Mauretania Caesariensis8To the Metropolitan Bishops of Illyricum9To Anastasius of Thessalonica, on Abusing His Authority10To Turribius, on the Errors of the Priscillianists11To the Bishops of Sicily, on the Seasons for Baptism12To All the Bishops of Sicily, Forbidding the Sale of Church Property13To Januarius of Aquileia, on Clergy Returning from Heresy14To Dorus of Beneventum, on a Presbyter Promoted over His Seniors15To Eutyches, an Abbot of Constantinople16Eutyches’s Letter to Leo, with His Confession of Faith17Flavian’s First Letter to Leo18To Flavian, Asking for a Full Report19To the Emperor Theodosius, on Eutyches’s Appeal20Flavian’s Second Letter to Leo21To Flavian, Acknowledging His Letter22The Tome, to Flavian23To the Emperor Theodosius, Naming His Representatives24To the Empress Pulcheria, the Shorter Letter25To the Empress Pulcheria, Asking Her Help Against Eutyches26To the Archimandrites of Constantinople27To the Synod of Ephesus28To Julian of Cos, on the Coming Council29To Julian of Cos, on the Two Natures in Christ30To Flavian, Protesting the Call for a Council31To the Emperor Theodosius, on the Council He Has Called32To Flavian, Urging Mercy if Eutyches Recants33To Flavian, Asking Why He Has Not Written34To the Bishops of the Province of Arles, on Ravennius’s Election35To Ravennius of Arles, on His Appointment36To Ravennius of Arles, Against the Impostor Petronianus37To the Emperor Theodosius, Against What Was Done at Ephesus38To the Emperor Theodosius, on the Synod at Ephesus39To the Empress Pulcheria, on the Synod at Ephesus40From Theodoret of Cyrrhus to Leo41Letters from the Imperial Family on Leo’s Appeal42To the Clergy and People of Constantinople43Theodosius Answers the Imperial Family44From the Bishops of the Province of Arles45Leo’s Reply to the Bishops of Arles46To Ravennius of Arles, on Making the Tome Known47From Three Bishops of Gaul, Thanking Leo for the Tome48To the Emperor Theodosius, on the Confession Required of Anatolius49To the Empress Pulcheria, Still Waiting on Anatolius50From the Emperors Valentinian and Marcian, on Their Accession51From the Empress Pulcheria, on Anatolius and the Synod52To the Empress Pulcheria, Thanking Her for Her Help53To Anatolius of Constantinople, Welcoming Him into Communion54To the Emperor Marcian, Against Reopening Questions of Faith55To the Empress Pulcheria, on the Fallen and on Eutyches56To Anatolius of Constantinople, on Receiving Back the Fallen57To Paschasinus of Lilybaeum, on Eutyches and the Date of Easter58To the Emperor Marcian, Naming His Representatives at the Synod59To the Synod of Chalcedon60To the Empress Pulcheria, by the Hand of Theoctistus61From the Synod of Chalcedon to Leo62From Anatolius of Constantinople to Leo, on the Definition of the Faith63To the Bishops of Gaul, After the Synod of Chalcedon64To the Emperor Marcian, on the Presumption of Anatolius65To the Empress Pulcheria, on the Self-Seeking of Anatolius66To Anatolius of Constantinople, in Rebuke of His Self-Seeking67To Theodore of Forum Julii, on Penitence at the Point of Death68To Julian of Cos, on the Riots in Palestine69To Julian of Cos, Asking Him to Act as Leo’s Legate70To the Bishops at Chalcedon, Approving Their Acts71To the Emperor Marcian, Assenting to the Acts of Chalcedon72To Julian of Cos, on Making Leo’s Assent to Chalcedon Known73To Julian of Cos, Against Monks Who Preach74To Maximus of Antioch, on the Two Heresies and the Rights of His See75To Theodoret of Cyrrhus, on Perseverance in the Faith76To the Emperor Marcian and to Bishop Julian, on the Date of Easter77To the Empress Eudocia, About the Monks of Palestine78To the Monks of Palestine79To Julian of Cos, on Palestine, Easter and Other Matters80To Proterius of Alexandria, on Holding Fast to the Fathers81To the Emperor Marcian, Praising Proterius82To Julian of Cos, on a New Translation of the Tome83From Anatolius of Constantinople, on Their Broken Correspondence84To the Emperor Marcian, on Easter and the Church Stewards85To Juvenal of Jerusalem, on the Witness of the Holy Places86To the Emperor Leo, Refusing to Reopen Chalcedon87To the Catholic Bishops of Egypt in Exile at Constantinople88To Nicetas of Aquileia, on Captives, Their Wives and Their Baptism89To the Emperor Leo, Sending Envoys but Not for Debate90To Anatolius of Constantinople, Still Not Satisfied About Atticus91To the Emperor Leo, Sending Envoys and Refusing New Debate92To Neo of Ravenna, on Baptizing Returned Captives93To Rusticus of Narbonne, with Replies to His Questions94To the Bishops of Campania, Samnium and Picenum, on Baptism and Penance95To the Emperor Leo, Thanking Him for Removing Timothy96To Timothy of Alexandria, on His Election