Pope Leo the Great Approaches Attila, King of the Huns, on the Battlefield

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Illustration of Pope Leo, dressed in full papal costume and holding the primatial cross, approaches Attila the Hun. Several clergy follow behind Leo, one carrying the cross of Christ. Attila bows slightly. He is wearing a crown and carrying a sword. His army follows behind. The face of a horse is visible. God, carrying a sword, floats in a cloud over the scene.

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Attila, battle, battlefield, cassock, catholic, Catholic pope, Christ, clergy, cloud, cross, destruction, God of Israel, heaven, huns, Leo, Leo the Great, Pope, pope leo, primatial cross, Rome, save, spear, spears, sword, swords, vandals, War

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Source:

Right Rev. Richard Gilmour, D.D. Bible History: Containing the Most Remarkable Events of the Old and New Testaments, with a Compendium of Church History (New York, NEW YORK (NY): Benziger Brothers, 1904) 265