Leo XIII, Pope

Leo XIII, Pope
Leo XIII, Pope
Lengthy biographical article on the author of 'Rerum novarum.'

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

  • Leo XIII —     Pope Leo XIII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Leo XIII     Born 2 March, 1810, at Carpineto; elected pope 20 February, 1878; died 20 July, 1903, at Rome. Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi was the sixth of the seven sons of Count Lodovico… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Pope Leo XIII —     Pope Leo XIII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Leo XIII     Born 2 March, 1810, at Carpineto; elected pope 20 February, 1878; died 20 July, 1903, at Rome. Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi was the sixth of the seven sons of Count Lodovico… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Leo XIII — (Giovanni Vincenzo Pecci) 1810 1903, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1878 1903. * * * orig. Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci born March 2, 1810, Carpineto Romano, Papal States died July 20, 1903, Rome Pope (1878–1903). Born into the Italian nobility, he was… …   Universalium

  • Leo XIII — (1810–1903)    Pope.    Leo was born Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci in Carpineto, Italy. He was ordained into the Roman Catholic priesthood in 1837, was consecrated Bishop of Perugia in 1846, was created a Cardinal in 1853 and was elected Pope in… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

  • List of encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII — This article contains a list of Encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII. Pope Leo XIII issued 85 Papal Encyclicals during his twenty five year reign as Pope from 1878 1903 …   Wikipedia

  • Leo XIII — noun Italian pope from 1878 to 1903 who was interested in the advancement of learning and who opened the Vatican secret archives to all scholars • Syn: ↑Gioacchino Pecci, ↑Giovanni Vincenzo Pecci • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pope, ↑Catholic Pope,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • LEO XIII —    257th Pope of Rome, born at Carpineto; distinguished at college in mathematics, physics, and philosophy; took holy orders in 1837, was nuncio to Belgium in 1843, became bishop of Perugia in 1846, cardinal 1853, and Pope in 1878; holds to his… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Leo XIII — /ˈlioʊ/ (say leeoh) noun (Gioacchino Pecci), 1810–1903, Italian ecclesiastic; pope 1878–1903 …  

  • Pope Pius IX and Russia — includes the relations between the Pontiff and the Russian Empire during the years 1846 1878. [All sources if not otherwiese quoted, are Schmidlin, II, pp 213 224] The Pontificate of Pius IX began in 1847 with an Accomodamento” , a generous… …   Wikipedia

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