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111LEO VI — I. LEO VI. Basilii Imp. fil. CPolitanorum Imp. II. cogn. Sapiens, s. Philosophus, successit Basilio Macedoniano patri, A. C. 886. postquam a Theodoro Santabareno Monacho, apud Patrem, insidiarum in ipsum structarum, falso delatus, et propterea in …
112Leo — [[t]li͟ːoʊ[/t]] Leos 1) N UNCOUNT Leo is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a lion. People who are born approximately between the 23rd of July and the 22nd of August come under this sign. 2) N COUNT A Leo is a person whose sign… …
113Leo I — (d. 461) Pope and Saint. Leo was born in Tuscany. He succeeded Pope Sixtus III in 440. His Pontificate is remembered for Leo’s establishment of strong Church government. He sent representatives to the Council of Chalcedon in 451 and his… …
114Leo X — (1475–1521) Pope. Leo was born Giovanni de’ Medici and was the son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. He became a Cardinal at the age of thirteen, but travelled extensively before settling in Rome in 1500. He was elected Pope in 1511 when he was… …
115Leo — UK [ˈliːəʊ] / US [ˈlɪˌoʊ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms Leo : singular Leo plural Leos one of the twelve signs of the zodiac, represented by a lion. A Leo is someone born between 23 July and 22 August, who is believed to be influenced… …
116Leo I — noun Italian pope from 440 to 461 who extended the authority of the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome (440 461) • Syn: ↑St. Leo I, ↑Leo the Great • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pope, ↑Catholic Pope, ↑Roman Catholic Pope, ↑pontiff …
117Leo — Sign Sign, n. [F. signe, L. signum; cf. AS. segen, segn, a sign, standard, banner, also fr. L. signum. Cf. {Ensign}, {Resign}, {Seal} a stamp, {Signal}, {Signet}.] That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes… …
118Leo, B. (29) — 29B. Leo, (16. Juli), mit dem Beinamen Praesensis, steht bei Bucelin, welcher ihn aus den Schriften des h. Petrus Damiani gezogen hat, zu dessen Zeiten derselbe lebte. Hiernach war er ein Mönch und Einsiedler, welcher noch in seinem hohen Alter… …
119Leo, S. (19) — 19S. Leo, (11. Juli), ein Bekenner, von welchem es in den griechischen Menäen heißt, »er sei ἐν τή Μάνδρα in Frieden geschieden«. Nach Ducange bedeutet »Mandra« eigentlich »Schafstall«, dann metaphorisch jedes Kloster, insbesondere aber den… …
120Leo, S. (28) — 28S. Leo, Abb. (20. Nov.) Schon als Kleriker führte der hl. Leo ein strenges Mönchsleben, und als er wirklich in das Kloster zu Nonantula im Modenesischen trat, glänzte er in allen Tugenden, besonders in der Demuth. Nachdem er wider seinen Willen …
