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Pope Leo XIII. Pope Leo XIII ( Italian: Leone XIII; born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci; [b] 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was head 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 reign ...
Jul 20, 1998 · pope (1878-1903) Notable Works: “Aeterni Patris”. “Providentissimus Deus”. “Rerum Novarum”. Movement / Style: 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, manifested in more ...
In 1886, Pope Leo XIII decreed that this prayer to St. Michael be said at the end of "low" Mass (not "high", or sung Masses) throughout the universal Church, along with the Salve Regina (Hail, Holy Queen); and the practice of the congregation praying these prayers at the end of Mass continued until about 1970, with the introduction of the new ...
Jan 27, 2017 · Quick Facts About Pope Leo XIII. He was born on March 2nd, 1810. His full personal name used prior to becoming pope was Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci. He died, at the age of 90, on July 20th, 1903. Like several other popes, he died within Rome’s Apostolic Palace.
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 ...
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 ...
Leo PP. XIII Gioacchino Pecci 20.II.1878 - 20.VII.1903. LEO XIII. Apostolic Constitutions; Apostolic Letters; Briefs; Bulls
