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  1. Pope Leo XIII. Pope Leo XIII ( Italian: Leone XIII; born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci; [b] 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was head [c] of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 until his death in July 1903. Living until the age of 93, he was the oldest pope, whose age can be validated, holding office and had the fourth-longest ...

  2. Jul 20, 1998 · Academy of Arcadia. Leo XIII (born March 2, 1810, Carpineto Romano, Papal States—died July 20, 1903, Rome) was the head of the Roman Catholic Church (1878–1903) who brought a new spirit to the papacy, expressed in more conciliatory positions toward civil governments, by less opposition to scientific progress, and by an awareness of the ...

  3. www.vatican.va › content › vaticanLeo XIII - Vatican

    Beginning Pontificate: 20.II, 3.III.1878: End Pontificate: 20.VII.1903: Secular Name: Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci: Birth: Carpineto Romano: Website: http://w2.vatican ...

  4. The theology of Pope Leo XIII was influenced by the ecclesial teachings of the First Vatican Council (1869-1870), which had ended only eight years before his election in 1878. Leo issued some 46 apostolic letters and encyclicals dealing with central issues in the areas of marriage and family and state and society.

  5. Pope Leo XIII reigned from February 20, 1878 to July 20, 1903. To our Institute members, he is most affectionately admired for a great many reasons, perhaps most especially for his authorship of the Prayer to St. Michael, his eleven encyclicals on the Rosary, and those on Catholic social teaching. Pope Leo XIII promoted Marian devotion ...

  6. www.vatican.va › content › leo-xiiiLeo XIII - Vatican

    Leo PP. XIII Gioacchino Pecci 20.II.1878 - 20.VII.1903. LEO XIII. Apostolic Constitutions; Apostolic Letters; Briefs; Bulls

  7. Jan 27, 2017 · Leo XIII attributed his long life to eating less meat and more eggs, milk and vegetables. His motto was Lumen in coelo (Light in Heaven). See the full list of Popes. Leo XIII was the 256th man to serve as the leader of the Catholic Church and the 13th to assume the papal name of Leo. He was also the oldest living Pope aged.

  8. www.encyclopedia.com › roman-catholic-popes-and-antipopes › leo-xiiiLeo Xiii | Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 11, 2018 · LEO XIII. LEO XIII (Vincenzo Giaocchino Pecci, 1810 – 1903), pope of the Roman Catholic church (1878 – 1903). The sixth child of noble parents, Giaocchino Pecci was born in Carpineto in the Papal States on March 2, 1810. Educated at the Jesuit college in Viterbo (1818 – 1824), the Roman College (1825 – 1832), and the Roman Academy of Noble Ecclesiastics (1832 – 1837), he was made a ...

  9. Click to enlarge. Leo XIII, POPE, b. March 2, 1810, at Carpineto; elected pope February 20, 1878; d. July 20, 1903, at Rome. Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi was the sixth of the seven sons of Count Lodovico Pecci and his wife Anna Prosperi-Buzi. There was some doubt as to the nobility of the Pecci family, and when the young Gioacchino sought ...

  10. Nov 9, 2021 · Philip de László, “Portrait of Pope Leo XIII,” 1900 (photo: Public Domain / Public Domain) Joseph Pronechen Blogs November 9, 2021 During his 25-year reign (1878-1903), Pope Leo XIII saw ...