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Leo's Tome
Also known as Letter 28 of Leo I
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Leo I's 449 letter to Flavian on Christ's two natures, endorsed at Chalcedon.
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Leo's Tome was a rescript sent by Pope Leo I to Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople, explaining the position of the see of Rome in matters of Christology. The letter was written in response to a letter from Flavian, who had excommunicated Eutyches, who also wrote to the pope to appeal the excommunication.
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