Picture No | 10270158 |
Date | reigned 440 - 461 |
Description | Pope Leo I |
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Pope Leo I 'The Great' Pope and Saint, and a leading figure in the centralization of the organization of the Roman Catholic Church. Noted for cruel treatment of heretics. Here he is giving one such non-conformist the chance to convert, or loose his head, like those before him
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Source | Engraving by Bourdet in Histoire des Papes circa 1840 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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