Pope Leo IV

Pope Leo IV (died 17 July 855) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 847 to his death in 855. He is remembered for repairing Roman churches that had been damaged during the Arab raid against Rome, and for building the Leonine Wall around Vatican Hill to protect the city. Pope Leo organized a league of Italian cities who fought and won the sea Battle of Ostia against the Saracens.

Infobox

Church

Catholic Church

Papacy began

10 April 847

Papacy ended

17 July 855

Predecessor

Sergius II

Successor

Benedict III

Created cardinal

844by Sergius II

Born

Rome, Papal States

Died

17 July 855Rome, Papal States

Venerated in

Catholic Church

Attributes

mw- Papal vestmentsRooster

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Preceded bySergius II

Catholic Church titles

Preceded bySergius II

Catholic Church titles

Pope 847–855

Catholic Church titles

Succeeded byBenedict III

Catholic Church titles
Preceded bySergius II	Pope 847–855	Succeeded byBenedict III

References

Catholic Encyclopedia
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Pope_St._Leo_IV
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Gregorovius, Ferdinand. History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages, vol. 3, (Annie Hamilton, tr.), 1903 ch. III "The
Mann, Horace. "Pope St. Leo IV." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 23 September
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Partner, Peter. The Lands of St. Peter: The Papal State in the Middle Ages and the Early Renaissance, University of Cali
https://archive.org/details/landsofstpeterpa0000part/page/75
Encyclopædia Britannica
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Leo_(popes)/Leo_IV
Asser, Life of Alfred the Great
the span is given as 855–857; see also quotes from "The Register of Bishop Trefnan" in The Trial of Walter Brut of 1391
The Myth of Pope Joan
https://archive.org/details/mythofpopejoan0000bour/page/8
The Afterlife of Pope Joan: Deploying the Popess Legend in Early Modern England
Catholic Historical Review
https://doi.org/10.1353%2Fcat.2013.0078
The deaths of the Popes
https://archive.org/details/deathsofpopes00wend
ST PETER'S BASILICA.ORG - Providing information on St. Peter's Basilica and Square in the Vatican City - The Treasury Mu
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Encyclopedia of Religions
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=Forlong+%22emblem+of+St+Peter%22
The Antiquary: a magazine devoted to the study of the past, Volume 17 edited by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George
https://books.google.com/books?id=jeAmWNkmpHUC&dq=sixth+century+Pope+Gregory+the+cock+the+emblem+of+Christianity&pg=PA202
How the Chicken Conquered the World - By Jerry Adler and Andrew Lawler - Smithsonian magazine, June 2012 [3] Archived 5
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/How-the-Chicken-Conquered-the-World.html