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Leo I

American

[lee-oh, le-aw] / ˈli oʊ, ˈlɛ ɔ /

noun

Saint, Leo the Great, a.d. c390–461, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 440–461.

Leo I British

/ ˈliːəʊ /

noun

Saint, known as Leo the Great. ?390–461 _ad , pope (440–461). He extended the authority of the papacy in the West and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome (452). Feast day: Nov 10 or Feb 18

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He described his life since Leo's death as a "living hell", adding: "Leo, I will always miss you and I will get justice for you."

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

“It’s an enormous accomplishment for Leo, I have to acknowledge that.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2022

Then, in May 1982, Leo, I and our two mongrels, Mabel and Barbara, were invited to Longleat for the weekend.

From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2019

Leo: I have vague recollections of this and being very insistent that they aren’t.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2018

And even though I suspected Zara just didn’t want me to report Leo, I couldn’t imagine telling all this to Mr. McCabe, anyway.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

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