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The Meeting of Leo the Great and Attila, Raphael

Catena Aurea on Matthew 2:3–6: Leo the Great

Raphael, The Meeting of Leo the Great and Attila, 1514 · Stanze di Raffaello, Vatican · Public domainRaphael, The Meeting of Leo the Great and Attila, 1514, Stanze di Raffaello, Vatican

CommentLeo the GreatPublic domainMatthew 2:3–6

The Magi, judging as men, sought in the royal city for Him, whom they had been told was born a King. But He who took the form of a servant, and came not to judge but to be judged, chose Bethlehem for His birth, Jerusalem for His death.

Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).

Also cites: Serm. 31, 2

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