Leo VII, Pope

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• Leo VII —     Pope Leo VII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Leo VII     Date of birth unknown; d. 13 July, 939. A Roman and priest of St. Sixtus, and probably a Benedictine monk, he was elected pope 3 January, 936. He seems to have been placed upon the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope Leo VII — Infobox Pope English name=Leo VII birth name=??? term start=January 3, 936 term end=July 13, 939 predecessor=John XI successor=Stephen VIII birth date=Unknown dead=dead|death date=death date|939|7|13|mf=y other=LeoLeo VII (died July 13, 939),… …   Wikipedia

• Leo VII — died A.D. 939, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 936 939. * * * ▪ pope born , Rome died July 13, 939, Rome       pope from 936 to 939. Leo was probably a Benedictine monk when he succeeded John XI, who had been imprisoned by Duke Alberic II of Spoleto.… …   Universalium

• Leo VII — died A.D. 939, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 936 939 …   Useful english dictionary

• Leo — is the Latin word for lion. Leo can also refer to:* Leo (constellation) * Leo (astrology), a sign of the Zodiac * Leo the Lion (MGM), the mascot of the Metro Goldwyn Mayer film studio * Leo (film), a 2000 Spanish film, written and directed by… …   Wikipedia

• Pope Leo — was the name of thirteen Roman Catholic Popes: *Pope Leo I (Leo the Great) *Pope Leo II *Pope Leo III *Pope Leo IV *Pope Leo V *Pope Leo VI *Pope Leo VII *Pope Leo VIII *Pope Leo IX *Pope Leo X *Pope Leo XI *Pope Leo XII *Pope Leo XIII …   Wikipedia

• Clement VII, Pope — (Giulio de Medici, 1478 1534)    Elected pope in 1523. An illegitimate and posthumous son of the murdered Giuliano de Medici, Giulio was brought up with the sons of his uncle Lorenzo de Medici, educated by the humanist Gentile Becchi, and… …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

• Pope Leo XIII — Leo XIII Leo XIII Papacy began 20 February 1878 Papacy ended 20 July 1903 ( 1000000000000002500000025 years, 1000000000000 …   Wikipedia

• Pope St. Gregory VII —     Pope St. Gregory VII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Gregory VII     (HILDEBRAND).     One of the greatest of the Roman pontiffs and one of the most remarkable men of all times; born between the years 1020 and 1025, at Soana, or… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope Leo XII —     Pope Leo XII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Leo XII     (ANNIBALE FRANCESCO CLEMENTE MELCHIORE GIROLAMO NICOLA DELLA GENGA)     Born at the Castello della Genga in the territory of Spoleto, 22 August, 1760; died in Rome, 10 February, 1829 …   Catholic encyclopedia