POPE LEO TOOK ON ATTILA THE HUN, AND WON
The very first pope to take the name "Leo", was on the throne of Peter for 21 years, from the year 440 to 461. When Leo began his rule, Rome was in decline, the population had drastically decreased, people were fleeing, meaning less taxes, and fewer soldiers to defend the Eternal City. This would not have been so bad, except that Attila the Hun King had invaded Italy. Attila had earned the title, "Scourge of God". He had laid siege to Aquileia for three years before sacking it, plundering it, and burning it to the ground; reducing it to rubble. His motive was marriage, he wanted to get the goods together so he could wed Princess Honoria. Attila looked like a beast in a beard, and Honoria had a large, pointy nose, but together they could have been a major power couple. So, next Attila planned to lay waste to Rome and loot it. He and his troops were planning to cross the River Po, when they met Pope Leo who was of slight build, with a wreath of white hair and had j...
