Pope Leo I

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Pope Leo I, also known as Leo the Great, was a significant 5th-century pope known for defining key Christian doctrines and combating heresy.

Born
January 1, 0400
Died
November 10, 0461
Quotes
28
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#5447

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"Beyond our grasp, He chose to come within our grasp. Existing before time began, He began to exist at a moment in time."

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"The birthday of the Lord is the birthday of peace."

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"The faith of those who live their faith is a serene faith. What you long for will be given you; what you love will be yours for ever. Since it is by giving alms that everything is pure for you, you will also receive that blessing which is promised next by the Lord: the Godhead that no man has been able to see. In the inexpressible joy of this eternal vision, human nature will possess what eye has not seen or ear heard, what man's heart has never conceived."

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"A true worshipper is one whose mind has not been defiled with any false belief."

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"Each needs the other: capital cannot do without labor, nor labor without capital."

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"... the Apostle says, 'he that says he abides in Christ ought himself also to walk as He walked' (I Jn. 2:6). Otherwise we make a vain pretence and show, if we follow not His steps, Whose name we glory in, and assuredly they would not be irksome to us, but would free us from all dangers, if we loved nothing but what He commanded us to love."

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"God ordained for every man one and the same means of salvation."

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"David's Lord was made David's Son, and from the fruit of the promised branch sprang One without fault, the two-fold nature coming together in one Person, that by one and the same conception and birth might spring our Lord Jesus Christ, in Whom was present both true Godhead for the performance of mighty works and true Manhood for the endurance of sufferings."

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