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Leo the Great

Writings of Leo the Great

Leo the Great

Writings of Leo the Great (c. AD 461). Leo the Great was an early church father whose writings have been preserved for the edification of the church.

213 Chapters

Table of Contents

1 Letters - Letter 1 To the Bishop of Aquileia 2 Letters - Letter 10 To the Bishops of the Province of Vienne In the Matter of Hilary, Bishop of Arles 3 Letters - Letter 100 From the Emperor Marcian 4 Letters - Letter 101 From Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople, to Leo 5 Letters - Letter 102 To the Gallic Bishops 6 Letters - Letter 103 To the Gallic Bishops 7 Letters - Letter 104 Leo, the Bishop, to Marcian Augustus 8 Letters - Letter 105 (to Pulcheria Augusta About the Self-Seeking of Anatolius) 9 Letters - Letter 106 To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople, in Rebuke of His Self-Seeking 10 Letters - Letter 107 To Julian, Bishop of Cos 11 Letters - Letter 108 To Theodore, Bishop of Forum Julii 12 Letters - Letter 109 To Julian, Bishop of Cos 13 Letters - Letter 11 An Ordinance of Valentinianus 3 14 Letters - Letter 110 From Marcian Augustus 15 Letters - Letter 111 To Marcian Augustus 16 Letters - Letter 112 To Pulcheria Augusta 17 Letters - Letter 113 To Julian, Bishop of Cos 18 Letters - Letter 114 To the Bishops Assembled in Synod at Chalcedon 19 Letters - Letter 115 To Marcian Augustus 20 Letters - Letter 115 To Pulcheria Augusta 21 Letters - Letter 117 To Julian, Bishop of Cos 22 Letters - Letter 118 To the Same Julian, Bishop of Cos 23 Letters - Letter 119 To Maximus, Bishop of Antioch, by the Hand of Marian the Presbyter, and Olympius the Deacon 24 Letters - Letter 12 25 Letters - Letter 120 To Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrus, on Perseverance in the Faith 26 Letters - Letter 123 To Eudocia Augusta, About the Monks of Palestine 27 Letters - Letter 124 To the Monks of Palestine 28 Letters - Letter 125 To Julian, the Bishop, by Count Rodanus 29 Letters - Letter 126 To Marcian Augustus 30 Letters - Letter 127 To Julian, Bishop of Cos 31 Letters - Letter 127 To Marcian Augustus 32 Letters - Letter 129 To Proterius, Bishop of Alexandria 33 Letters - Letter 13 To the Metropolitan Bishops in the Provinces of Illyricum 34 Letters - Letter 130 To Marcian Augustus 35 Letters - Letter 131 To Julian, Bishop of Cos 36 Letters - Letter 132 From Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople, to Leo 37 Letters - Letter 133 From Proterius, Bishop of Alexandria, to Leo(Upon the Easter Difficulty of 455) 38 Letters - Letter 134 To Marcian Augustus 39 Letters - Letter 135 to Anatolius(in Answer to 132) 40 Letters - Letter 136 To Marcian Augustus 41 Letters - Letter 137 To the Same, and on the Same Day 42 Letters - Letter 138 To the Bishops of Gaul and Spain(on Easter) 43 Letters - Letter 139 To Juvenal, Bishop of Jerusalem 44 Letters - Letter 14 To Anastasius, Bishop of Thessalonica 45 Letters - Letter 140 To Julian, Bishop of Cos 46 Letters - Letter 141 To the Same(on Several Minor Points of Detail) 47 Letters - Letter 142 To Marcian Augustus 48 Letters - Letter 143 To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople 49 Letters - Letter 144 To Julian, Bishop of Cos(Speaking of Run, Ours Which Have Reached Him of Disturbances at Alexandria, and Begging of Him to Be on the Alert) 50 Letters - Letter 145 to Leo Augustus 51 Letters - Letter 146 To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople 52 Letters - Letter 148 To Leo Augustus 53 Letters - Letter 149 To Basil, Bishop of Antioch 54 Letters - Letter 15 To Turribius, Bishop of Asturia, Upon the Errors of the Priscillianists 55 Letters - Letter 150 to Euxitheus, Bishop of Thessalonica (and Others)(to the Same Effect) 56 Letters - Letter 151 To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople 57 Letters - Letter 152 To Julian, Bishop of Cos 58 Letters - Letter 153 To Aetius, Presbyter ,of Constantinople 59 Letters - Letter 154 To the Egyptian Bishops(See Letter 158) 60 Letters - Letter 155 To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople 61 Letters - Letter 156 To Leo Augustus 62 Letters - Letter 157 To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople 63 Letters - Letter 158 To the Catholic Bishops of Egypt Sojourning in Constantinople 64 Letters - Letter 159 To Nicaetas, Bishop of Aquileia 65 Letters - Letter 16 To the Bishops of Sicily 66 Letters - Letter 160 (See Letter 158) 67 Letters - Letter 161 To the Presbyters, Deacons and Clergy of the Church of Constantinople 68 Letters - Letter 162 To Leo Augustus 69 Letters - Letter 163 To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople By Patritius the Deacon the Deacon 70 Letters - Letter 164 To Leo Augustus 71 Letters - Letter 165 To Leo Augustus 72 Letters - Letter 166 To Neo, Bishop of Ravenna 73 Letters - Letter 167 To Rusticus, Bishop of Gallia Narbonensis, with the Replies to His Questions on Various Points 74 Letters - Letter 168 To All the Bishops of Campania, Samnium and Picenum 75 Letters - Letter 169 To Leo Augustus 76 Letters - Letter 17 77 Letters - Letter 170 To Gennadius, Bishop of Constantinople 78 Letters - Letter 171 To Timothy, Bishop of Alexandria 79 Letters - Letter 172 To the Presbyters and Deacons of the Church of Alexandria 80 Letters - Letter 173 To Certain Egyptian Bishops 81 Letters - Letter 18 To Januarius, Bishop of Aquileia 82 Letters - Letter 19 To Dorus, Bishop of Beneventum 83 Letters - Letter 2 To Septimus, Bishop of Altinum 84 Letters - Letter 20 To Eutyches, an Abbot of Constantinople 85 Letters - Letter 21 From Eutyches to Leo 86 Letters - Letter 22 The First from Flavian, Bp Of Constantinople to Pope Leo 87 Letters - Letter 23 To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople 88 Letters - Letter 24 To Theodosius Augustus 89 Letters - Letter 25 From Peter Chrysologus, Bishop of Ravenna, to Eutyches, the Presbyter 90 Letters - Letter 26 A Second One from Flavian to Leo 91 Letters - Letter 27 To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople 92 Letters - Letter 28 To Flavian Commonly Called "The Tome" 93 Letters - Letter 29 To Theodosius Augustus 94 Letters - Letter 3 From Paschasinus, Bishop of Lilybaeum 95 Letters - Letter 30 To Pulcheria Augusta 96 Letters - Letter 31 To Pulcheria Augusta 97 Letters - Letter 32 To the Archimandrites of Constantinople 98 Letters - Letter 33 To the Synod of Ephesus 99 Letters - Letter 34 To Julian, Bishop of Cos 100 Letters - Letter 35 to Julian, Bishop of Cos 101 Letters - Letter 36 To Flavlan, Bishop of Constantinople 102 Letters - Letter 37 To Theodoslus Augustus 103 Letters - Letter 38 To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople 104 Letters - Letter 39 To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople 105 Letters - Letter 4 To the Bishops Appointed in Campania, Picenum, Etruria, and All the Provinces 106 Letters - Letter 41 To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles 107 Letters - Letter 42 To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles 108 Letters - Letter 43 To Theodosius Augustus 109 Letters - Letter 44 To Theodosius Augustus 110 Letters - Letter 45 To Pulcheria Augusta 111 Letters - Letter 46 From Hilary, Then Deacon (Afterwards Bishop of Rome) to Pulcheria Augusta 112 Letters - Letter 47 To Anastasius, Bishop of Thessalonica 113 Letters - Letter 48 To Julian, Bishop of Cos 114 Letters - Letter 49 To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople 115 Letters - Letter 5 To the Metropolitan Bishops of Illyricum 116 Letters - Letter 50 To the People of Constantinople, by the Hand of Epiphanius and Dionysius, Notary of the Church of Rome 117 Letters - Letter 51 To Faustus and Other Presbyters and Archimandrites in Constantinople 118 Letters - Letter 52 From Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrus, to Leo (See Vol 3 Of This Series, P 293) 119 Letters - Letter 53 A Fragment of a Letter from Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople, to Leo 120 Letters - Letter 54 To Theodosius Augustus 121 Letters - Letter 56 (from Galla Placidia Augusta to Theodosius) 122 Letters - Letter 59 To the Clergy and People of the City of Constantinople 123 Letters - Letter 6 To Anastasius, Bishop of Thessalonica 124 Letters - Letter 60 To Pulcheria Augusta 125 Letters - Letter 61 To Martinus and Faustus, Presbyters 126 Letters - Letter 65 From the Bishops of the Province of Arles 127 Letters - Letter 66 Leo's Reply to Letter 65 128 Letters - Letter 67 To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles 129 Letters - Letter 68 From Three Gallic Bishops to St Leo 130 Letters - Letter 69 (to Theodosius Augustus) 131 Letters - Letter 7 To the Bishops Throughout Italy 132 Letters - Letter 70 To Pulcheria Augusta 133 Letters - Letter 71 To the Archimandrites of Constantinople 134 Letters - Letter 72 To Faustus, One of the Archimandrites at Constantinople 135 Letters - Letter 73 From Valentinian and Marcian 136 Letters - Letter 74 To Martinus, Another of the Archimandrites at Constantinople 137 Letters - Letter 75 To Faustus and Martinus Together 138 Letters - Letter 76 From Marcianus Augustus to Leo 139 Letters - Letter 77 From Pulcheria Augusta to Leo 140 Letters - Letter 78 Leo's Answer to Marcianus 141 Letters - Letter 79 To Pulcheria Augusta 142 Letters - Letter 8 The Ordinance of Valentinian 3 Concerning the Manichaeans 143 Letters - Letter 80 (to Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople) 144 Letters - Letter 81 To Bishop Julian 145 Letters - Letter 82 To Marclan Augustus 146 Letters - Letter 83 To the Same Marcian 147 Letters - Letter 84 To Pulcheria Augusta 148 Letters - Letter 85 To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople 149 Letters - Letter 86 To Julian, Bishop of Cos 150 Letters - Letter 87 To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople 151 Letters - Letter 88 To Paschasinus, Bishop of Lilybaeum 152 Letters - Letter 89 To Marcian Augustus 153 Letters - Letter 9 To Dioscorus, Bishop of Alexandria 154 Letters - Letter 90 To Marclan Augustus 155 Letters - Letter 91 To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople 156 Letters - Letter 92 To Julian, Bishop of Cos 157 Letters - Letter 93 To the Synod of Chalcedon 158 Letters - Letter 94 To Marcian Augustus 159 Letters - Letter 95 To Pulcheria Augusta by the Hand of Theoctistus the Magistrian 160 Letters - Letter 96 To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles 161 Letters - Letter 97 From Eusebius, Bishop of Milan, to Leo 162 Letters - Letter 98 From the Synod of Chalcedon to Leo 163 Letters - Letter 99 From Ravennus and Other Gallic Bishops 164 Letters - Letter XLto the Bishops of the Province of Arles in Gaul 165 Letters - Letters 121 And 122 The Former to Marcian Augustus, and the Other to Julian the Bishop 166 Sermons - Sermon 1 Preached on His Birthday, or Day of Ordination 167 Sermons - Sermon 10 On the Collections, 5 168 Sermons - Sermon 12 On the Fast of The, Tenth Month, 1 169 Sermons - Sermon 16 On the Fast of the Tenth Month 170 Sermons - Sermon 17 On the Fast of the Tenth Month, 6 171 Sermons - Sermon 19 On the Fast of the Ten Month, 8 172 Sermons - Sermon 2 On His Birthday, Delivered on the Anniversary Of His Consecration) 173 Sermons - Sermon 21 On the Feast of the Nativity, 1 174 Sermons - Sermon 22 On the Feast of the Nativity, 2 175 Sermons - Sermon 23 On the Feast of the Nativity, 3 176 Sermons - Sermon 24 On the Feast of the Nativity, 4 177 Sermons - Sermon 26 On the Feast of the Nativity, 6 178 Sermons - Sermon 27 On the Feast of the Nativity, 7 179 Sermons - Sermon 28 On the Festival of the Nativity, 8 180 Sermons - Sermon 3 On His Birthday, Delivered on the Anniversary of His Elevation to the Pontificate 181 Sermons - Sermon 31 On the Feast of the Epiphany, 1 182 Sermons - Sermon 33 On the Feast of the Epiphany, 3 183 Sermons - Sermon 34 On the Feast of the Epiphany, 4 184 Sermons - Sermon 36 On the Feast of the Epiphany, 6 185 Sermons - Sermon 39 On Lent, 1 186 Sermons - Sermon 40 On Lent, 2 187 Sermons - Sermon 42 On Lent, 4 188 Sermons - Sermon 46 On Lent, 8 189 Sermons - Sermon 49 On Lent, 11 190 Sermons - Sermon 51 A Homily Delivered on the Saturday Before the Second Sunday in Lent-On the Transfiguration, S Matthew 17 1-13 191 Sermons - Sermon 54 On the Passion, 3; Delivered on the Sunday Before Easter 192 Sermons - Sermon 55 On the Lord's Passion 4, Delivered on Wednesday in Holy Week 193 Sermons - Sermon 58 (on the Passion, 7) 194 Sermons - Sermon 59 (on the Passion, 8: on Wednesday in Holy Week) 195 Sermons - Sermon 62 (on the Passion, 11) 196 Sermons - Sermon 63 (on the Passion, 12: Preached on Wednesday) 197 Sermons - Sermon 67 (on the Passion, 16: Delivered on the Sunday) 198 Sermons - Sermon 68 (on the Passion, 17: Delivered on the Wednesday) 199 Sermons - Sermon 71 (on the Lord's Resurrection, 1; Delivered on Holy Saturday in the Vigil of Easter) 200 Sermons - Sermon 72 (on the Lord's Resurrection, 2) 201 Sermons - Sermon 73 (on the Lord's Ascension, 1) 202 Sermons - Sermon 74 (on the Lord's Ascension, 2) 203 Sermons - Sermon 75 (on Whitsuntide, 1) 204 Sermons - Sermon 77 (on Whitsuntide, 3) 205 Sermons - Sermon 78 (on the Whidsuntide Fast, 1) 206 Sermons - Sermon 82 On the Feast Of the Apostles Peter and Paul (June 29) 207 Sermons - Sermon 84 Concerning the Neglect of the Commemoration 208 Sermons - Sermon 85 On the Feast of S Laurence the Martyr (Aug 10) 209 Sermons - Sermon 88 On the Fast of the Seventh Month, 3 210 Sermons - Sermon 9 Upon the Collections, 4 211 Sermons - Sermon 90 (on the Fast of Seventh Month, 5) 212 Sermons - Sermon 91 on the Fast of the Seventh Month, 6 213 Sermons - Sermon 95 A Homily on the Beatitudes, St Matthew 5 1-9

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