Leo the Great & Gregory the Great • SECTION 72
Letter CLXVIII.
… To Leo Augustus. Leo, the bishop, to Leo Augustus. I. He heartily thanks the Emperor for what he has done, and asks him to complete the work in any way he can. If we should …
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Athanasius — Select Works and Letters • SECTION 220
[2982] This Oration alone, and this entirely, treats of texts from the Gospels; hitherto from the Gospel according to St. John, and now chie
… also Leo. Serm. 22. pp. 69. 71. Serm. 26. p. 88. Nyssen contr. Apoll. t. 2 p. 696. Cyril. Epp. p. 138, 9. in Joan. p. 95. Chrysol. Serm. 148. [3041] ii. 69, n. 3 …
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Letter XXXII.
… It will be noticed that Leo unhesitatingly pronounces these and similar appearances to be manifestations of the Second Person in the Trinity. [320] Prov. ix. 1. Cf. Letter XXVIII. (The Tome), chap. ii., towards the …
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Letter XXXVI.
… is Leo's acknowledgment of Flavian's second letter (XXVI.), this (which again has no Gk. version) must be an acknowledgment of yet a third, not extant, sent by the hand of one Basil, the …
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Letter LXVIII.
… Leo for the Tome. Having perused your Excellency's letter, which you composed for instruction in the Faith, and sent to the bishop of Constantinople, we thought it our duty, being enriched with so great …
1,616 wordsTheodoret, Jerome, Gennadius & Rufinus — Historical Writings • SECTION 186
[2312] This letter is inserted in the Act. Synod. (vide Mans. ix. 295) as addressed to John, but Garnerius, with general acceptance, has sub
… Megapenthes begs hard of Clotho to let him go back again, but Cyniscus the philosopher, who professes great delight at having died at last, refuses to get into the boat. "No; by Zeus, not till …
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[1167] i.e. Romulus (the traditional founder of Rome) murdered his brother, Remus.
… This then is an interesting passage when read side by side with Leo's Petrine claims, but does not really contradict them, though the language here used, esp. the figure of the two eyes, is …
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Letter XXIII.
… To his well-beloved brother Flavian the bishop, Leo the bishop. I. He complains that Flavian has not sent him a full account of Eutyches' case. Seeing that our most Christian and merciful Emperor, in …
1,114 wordsThe Seven Ecumenical Councils • SECTION 116
Following the holy Fathers we teach with one voice that the Son [of God] and our Lord Jesus Christ is to be confessed as one and the same [P
… LIV. [Leo. M., Opera, Tom. I.] col. 978.) Since after judgment had been delivered concerning him, there was need that all should agree in the right faith (for which purpose the most pious emperor had …
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Letter CXIV.
… The letter of Leo here mentioned is probably not Letter CXXIII. below. For a graphic sketch of the elder lady see Gore's Life of Leo, pp. 131, 2. [481] Cf. Letter CXIII. above. [482 …
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Letter LIII.
… XLIV., 3, where it is shown that this is a mistake, willful or otherwise, on Leo's part. Letter LIX. To the Clergy and People of the City of Constantinople. Leo the bishop to the …
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Letter XVII [201] .
… Dated 20 Oct., in the consulship of the illustrious Calepius (447). [201] This letter is suspected by Quesnel as being, if not spurious, at least the production of some later Leo than our own: but …
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THE SEVEN BOOKS OF JOHN CASSIAN
… But you have overcome my determination and purpose by your commendable earnestness and most urgent affection, my dear Leo, my esteemed and highly regarded friend, ornament that you are of the Roman Church and sacred …
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Canon L.
… The Patriarch Michael of Constantinople is quoted by Leo Allatius as saying that "none of the mystic consecratory prayers are said over the presanctified gifts, but the priest only recites the prayer that he may …
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Letter XLVI.
… From Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrus, to Leo. (See vol. iii. of this Series, p. 293.) To Leo, bishop of Rome. I. If Paul appealed to Peter how much more must ordinary folk have recourse to …
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[924] From Wisdom vii. 25. and so Origen, Periarch. i. 2. n. 5. and 9. and Athan. de Sent. Dionys. 15.
… fin. (also Leo. Ep. 54. p. 956. and Naz. Ep. 102. init.) excepting, however, the doctrine of the Holy Spirit; which explains his meaning. The Henoticon of Zeno says the same, but with the intention …
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Epistle LXVII.
… Now we have learnt that Pastor, who labours under exceeding weakness of sight, having a wife and two slaves, who also had formerly been with the glorious lady Jonatha, is suffering from great need. Wherefore …
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Letter LXXXI.
… Anatolius with Leo's delegates is to settle the question of the receiving back of those who had temporarily gone astray after Eutyches. Although I hope, beloved, you are devoted to every good work, yet …
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Letter CLVII.
… are right in maintaining that Leo does at times use vel for et. [590] Viz. Lett. CLVI q.v.
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Letter CX.
… From Marcian Augustus. (Expressing surprise that Leo has not by now confirmed the acts of the Synod, and asking for a speedy confirmation.) Letter CXI. To Marcian Augustus. (About Anatolius' mistake in deposing Actions from …
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Letter CXXX.
… From Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople, to Leo. (In which he complains of the intermission in their correspondence, maintains his allegiance to Rome, announces the restitution of Aetius, deprecates the charge of personal ambition, and remits …
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IV. To complete their acceptance by God, they must not neglect to lay all information against the Manichees who are in the city.
… And little sums from little means shall produce as much as great sums from great means. And therefore, dearly beloved, let us carry out this Apostolic institution. And as the first collection will be next …
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VII. Christ cry of "Forsaken" on the cross was to teach us the insufficiency of the human nature without the Divine.
… 27, 28; it is perhaps worth noticing that Leo does not strictly follow the Biblical account in saying that the Apostles were "full of the Holy Ghost" at the time of uttering this prayer: v …
2,200 wordsThe Seven Ecumenical Councils • SECTION 6
From the outline here presented of the printed editions of the Canons of the Councils, it will be seen that, within the limits of their prac
… This feeling had something to do with the great reaction, which was inaugurated by Basil I., against their legal reforms. The Christian Code of Leo prevailed in the empire for less than a century and …
2,372 wordsThe Seven Ecumenical Councils • SECTION 8
"This great work is divided into three parts. The first part, in 101 Distinctions,' treats of ecclesiastical law, its origin, principles, an
"This great work is divided into three parts. The first part, in 101 Distinctions,' treats of ecclesiastical law, its origin, principles, and authority, and then of the different ranks and duties of the clergy. The …
2,395 wordsLeo the Great & Gregory the Great • SECTION 81
[747] Sacramentum (as usual). I would venture to urge that Bright is hardly justified in interpreting this as "sacred observance" here, unle
… Surely Leo means, the facts and details and consequences arising from the mystery of the Incarnation are well known to you. This agrees better with the context and is in accordance with his common use …
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Letter II.
… However much we in the latter half of the nineteenth century regret to hear a great father of the Church speak in this way we must not forget that in the first half of this …
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Epistle XXXV.
… To Leo, Bishop. Gregory to Leo, Bishop of Catana [1561] . We have found from the report of many that a custom has of old obtained among you, for subdeacons to be allowed to have intercourse …
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IV. The blessedness of mourning discussed.
… The blessedness of a pure heart. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God [1245] ." Great is the happiness, beloved, of him for whom so great a reward is prepared. What, then …
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Letter CV.
Letter CV. (To Pulcheria Augusta about the self-seeking of Anatolius.) Leo the bishop to Pulcheria Augusta. I. He congratulates the Empress on the triumph of the Faith, but regrets the introduction of a new …
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