St. Leo the Great’s Teaching on Petrine Primacy

By Thomas V. Mirus ( bio - articles - email ) | Sep 01, 2026 | In Lives of the Popes (Podcast)

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A summary of Pope St. Leo the Great’s teaching on the office of the Bishop of Rome, and some samples of his preaching on other topics.

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Article version https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/st-leo-greats-teaching-on-petrine-primacy/

Catholic Culture Audiobooks: St. Leo the Great, Three Lenten Sermons https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/pope-st-leo-great-three-lenten-sermons/

St. Leo’s collected sermons https://www.cuapress.org/9780813228297/sermons/

Some of his sermons for free online https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3603.htm

Thomas V. Mirus is President of Trinity Communications and Editor-in-Chief for CatholicCulture.org, hosts both the Catholic Culture Podcast and Lives of the Popes, and co-hosts Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast. See full bio.

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