Download or read book Leo the Great written by Bronwen Neil and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this brief introduction to the life and works of this important leader of the early church, we gain a more accurate picture of the circumstances and pressures which were brought to bear on his pontificate. A brief introduction surveys the scanty sources which document Leo’s early life, and sets his pontificate in its historical context, as the Western Roman Empire went into serious decline, and Rome lost its former status as the western capital.