Summary
Leo I taught that Peter's primacy lived on in the bishop of Rome, and an edict of Emperor Valentinian III ordered the western bishops to obey him. It was a decisive step toward the medieval papacy.
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AD 445 · Historical event · Patristic
Rome's Bishop Claims Rule Over the West
Leo I taught that Peter's primacy lived on in the bishop of Rome, and an edict of Emperor Valentinian III ordered the western bishops to obey him. It was a decisive step toward the medieval papacy.