▁V andal ▁King ▁G enser ic ▁in ▁ 4 5 5 , ▁but ▁murder ▁and ▁ar son ▁were ▁repr essed ▁by ▁his ▁influence . ▁The ▁Pope ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁cler gy , ▁went ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁inv ader ▁to ▁impl ore ▁him ▁to ▁des ist . ▁While ▁the ▁V and als ▁pl under ed ▁the ▁city , ▁the ▁gesture ▁never theless ▁prevent ed ▁Rome ▁from ▁being ▁burn ed ▁and ▁assured ▁that ▁the ▁Bas il icas ▁of ▁St ▁Peter , ▁St ▁Paul ▁and ▁St ▁John , ▁in ▁which ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ter r ified ▁population ▁sought ▁refuge , ▁were ▁sp ared . ▁▁ ▁Leo ▁did , ▁however , ▁assist ▁in ▁re building ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Rome , ▁rest oring ▁key ▁places ▁such ▁as ▁Saint ▁Peter ' s . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁fundamental ▁dign ity ▁of ▁Christians ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁In ▁N ativ itate ▁Dom ini , ▁Christmas ▁Day , ▁ser mon , ▁" Christ ian , ▁remember ▁your ▁dign ity ", ▁Leo ▁art icul ates ▁a ▁fundamental ▁dign ity ▁common ▁to ▁all ▁Christians , ▁whether ▁sain ts ▁or ▁s inners , ▁and ▁the ▁consequ ent ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁live ▁up ▁to ▁it : ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁bur ial ▁Leo ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 4 6 1 ▁and , ▁as ▁he ▁wished ▁to ▁be ▁buried ▁as ▁close ▁as ▁possible ▁to ▁the ▁tomb ▁of ▁St ▁Peter , ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁tomb ▁in ▁the ▁port ico ▁of ▁Saint ▁Peter ' s ▁bas il ica . ▁In ▁ 6 8 8