Leo IV ( Latin Leo Pp. IV ; 790 , Rome - July 17, 855 ) - Pope from April 10, 847 to July 17, 855 . He concluded an anti-Saracenic alliance with Naples, thanks to which the invaders were defeated at Ostia . The Vatican separated from the Leonin wall from Rome, one of the urban areas was named after Leo Civitas Leonina .
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| lat Leo PP. IV | |||
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| April 10 847 - July 17 855 | |||
| Church | Roman catholic church | ||
| Predecessor | Sergius II | ||
| Successor | Benedict III | ||
| Birth | 790 Rome , Italy | ||
| Death | July 17, 855 | ||
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Life
Born in Rome , and was unanimously elected as the successor to Pope Sergius II. By the time of his election on April 10, 847, Leo was Cardinal Santi-Quattro-Coronati , a subdeacon of Pope Gregory IV, and Archpriest under Sergius. His pontificate was dedicated to the restoration of the damage caused by the Saracens during the days of the pontificate of his predecessor to various structures of the city, especially the basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul.
The Saracens besieged Gaeta , which forced Lev to order the restoration and strengthening of the walls of Rome between 848 and 849 years . When Muslims approached Portus, he called Naples , Gaeta and Amalfi to form an anti-Saracen league. The command of the combined fleet was entrusted to Caesar, son of Duke Sergius I of Naples . The ensuing battle of Ostia became one of the most famous in the history of the medieval papacy and is displayed on the famous fresco by Raphael and his students in the halls of the Vatican Palace. Another episode of the life of Leo is marked in Urbino in a series of frescoes, on which the Pope, according to legend, stops the fire in the Roman district of the pilgrims of Borgo with a sign of the cross.
In order to ultimately eliminate the Saracen threat, Leo ordered the construction of a new line of walls covering Rome and the suburbs on the right bank of the Tiber in order to protect previously defenseless buildings, including St. Peter’s Basilica. Subsequently, this wall was named Leoninsky wall . He also restored and decorated the damaged basilica of San Paolo-fuor-les-Moure and St. Peter: the altar of the latter was again decorated with gold and studded with precious stones. After the restoration of the Cathedral of St. Peter, Leo appealed to the Christian kingdoms to unite in order to counter the Arab raiders [1] .
Leo held three cathedrals, one in 850 , excellent in that the Holy Roman Emperor Louis II was present.
Leo died on July 17, 855, and was buried in St. Peter's Basilica.
According to legend, Pope John became the successor of Leo [2] .
Burial
Lev was originally buried in a separate tomb, but a few years after his death, his remains were placed in a tomb that contained the ashes of the first four popes named Leo. In the XVIII century, the relics of Leo IV were separated from others and received a separate tomb [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Pierre Riche, The Carolingians: A Family who forged Europe , transl. Michael Idomir Allen, (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993), 175.
- ↑ John, Roman Pope-Woman // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extras). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ Reardon, Wendy. The deaths of the Popes .. - McFarland.
Literature
- Leo, the Popes / / Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : 86 tons. (82 tons and 4 extra.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Gregorovius F. History of the city of Rome in the Middle Ages (from the V to the XVI century) / Trans. with him. M. Litvinova, V. Linde, V. Savina. - M .: Alpha-book , 2008. - 1280 p. - (Complete edition in one volume). - 6000 copies - ISBN 978-5-9922-0191-8 .