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“And each one is a partaker of this spiritual origin in regeneration; and to every one when he is re-born, the water of baptism is like the Virgin's womb; for the same Holy Spirit fills the font, Who filled the Virgin, that the sin, which that sacred conception overthrew, may be taken away by this mystical washing.”

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Limited information is available about Pope Leo I, who died on November 10, 461. He was an important figure in the early history of Christianity, serving as the 40th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and having a profound impact on the development of Christian doctrine during his tenure. more

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