St. Pope Leo the Great vs. Attila the Hun – Catholic Art Print parents of St Therese In real life

In real life

she was the representative of the Christian faith to the non-believing world

a medieval empress who grew in popularity in the early 1800s

with early Art Nouveau touches in the foliage and the filigree

St. Pope Leo the Great vs. Attila the Hun – Catholic Art Print parents of St Therese In real lifeSt. Pope Leo the Great (c. 400 461) is perhaps most famous for his encounter with Attila the Hun. The Roman government and army had fallen apart, and Attila was sacking and pillaging cities all over Italy. As he was preparing to sack the city of Rome, Pope Leo went out to meet him. This dramatic picture illustrates that encounter. Attila had great earthly power with soldiers and weapons. Leo had nothing but the rightness of his cause. Alone and