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Day Th
irty-e
ight: St.
ighl
ight'>leo the Great: Sermon XX
i (On the Nat
iv
ity Feast
i)
Who:
ighl
ight'>leo the Great, also known as
ighl
ight'>pope St.
ighl
ight'>leo
i (the Great), was
ighl
ight'>pope from 440-61 AD. Place and date of b
irth unknown; d
ied 10 November, 461.
ighl
ight'>leo's pont
if
icate, next to that of St. Gregory
i,
is the most s
ign
if
icant and
important
in Chr
ist
ian ant
iqu
ity, as he tr
ied to combat the heres
ies wh
ich ser
iously threatened church un
ity even
in the West, such as Pelag
ian
ism.
What: A sermon on the Nat
iv
ity at Chr
istmas t
ime, about the
incarnat
ion of the Word of God.
Why: To expla
in the
incarnat
ion and preach the Good News of our Lord and Sav
iour becom
ing man for our sake so that we may be sav...