Pope Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pope Leo XIII (Latin: Leo PP. XIII; Italian: Leone XIII, March 2, 1810—July 20, 1903), born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 257th Pope from 1878 until his death.[1]
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Pope Leo XIII | |
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Papacy began | February 20, 1878 |
Papacy ended | July 20, 1903 |
Predecessor | Pope Pius IX |
Successor | Pope Pius X |
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Birth name | Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaelle Luigi Pecci |
Born | March 2, 1810 Carpineto Romano, département of Rome, French Empire |
Died | July 20, 1903(1903-07-20) (aged 93) Apostolic Palace, Vatican City |
Motto | Lumen in coelo |
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