4 surviving letters between Leo Augustus and Pope Leo the Great, spanning 459-461 AD.
Your clemency's letter, which was full of vigorous faith and of the light of truth, I have respectfully received, which I wish I could obey, even in the matter of my personal attendance, which your Majesty thinks necessary; for then I should gain the greater advantage from the sight of your splendour. But I believe you will approve of my view wh...
By the hand of Philoxenus agens in rebus. Leo the Bishop to Leo Augustus. I.
Rejoicing that it has been proved to me by many clear proofs with what earnestness you consult the interests of the universal Church, I have not delayed to obey your Majesty's commands on the first opportunity, by dispatching Domitian and Geminian my brothers and fellow bishops, who in furtherance of my earnest prayers, shall entreat you for the...
If we should seek to reward your Majesty's glorious resolution in defense of the Faith with all the praise that the greatness of the issue demands, we should be found unequal to the task of giving thanks and celebrating the joy of the universal Church with our feeble tongue. But His worthier recompense awaits your acts and deserts, in whose caus...