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Pope Leo I (ca. 400 – 10 November 461) was Pope from 29 September 440 until his death. Born in Tuscany (near Viterbo), he was a Roman aristocrat. He is perhaps best known for having met Attila the Hun. Attila invaded Italy in 452, sacking cities such as Aquileia and heading for Rome. He allegedly demanded that the sister of the reigning Emperor Valentinian III be sent to him with a dowry. In response, the emperor sent three envoys to negotiate with Attila: Gennadius Avienus, one of the consuls of 450, Memmius Aemilius Trygetius, the former urban prefect, and Leo. Little is known of the specifics of the negotiations, as a result of which Attila withdrew. Most ancient and medieval historians celebrated Leo's actions, giving him all the credit for this successful embassy. In 455 Leo's intercession could not prevent the sack of the city by the Vandal King Genseric, but murder and arson were repressed by his influence. The Pope and members of his clergy, went to meet the invader to implore him to desist. While the Vandals plundered the city, the gesture nevertheless prevented Rome from being burned and assured that the Basilicas of St Peter, St Paul and St John, in which part of the terrified population sought refuge, were spared. He is also a Doctor of the Church, most remembered theologically for issuing the Tome of Leo, a document which was a major foundation to the debates of the Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon. Almost 100 sermons and 150 letters of Leo I have been preserved. His teachings strongly influenced the doctrine of the Church particularly in subjects of Christology and Petrine primate. Leo I was the first pope to have been called "the Great".
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