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17 hours ago · Pope Leo X (after Raphael), the work of Colombian artist Fernando Botero, has little in common with Raphael’s original. Where the latter portrays Leo X in a realistic albeit idealized style ...
2 days ago · The Medici produced four popes of the Catholic Church—Pope Leo X (1513–1521), Pope Clement VII (1523–1534), Pope Pius IV (1559–1565) and Pope Leo XI (1605)—and two queens of France—Catherine de' Medici (1547–1559) and Marie de' Medici (1600–1610).
- By Medico, Castellan of Potrone, considered the first ancestor of the house
- 1230; 793 years ago
2 days ago · Charles V styled himself as Holy Roman Emperor after his election, according to a Papal dispensation conferred to the Habsburg family by Pope Julius II in 1508 and confirmed in 1519 to the prince-electors by the legates of Pope Leo X.
- 28 June 1519 –, 27 August 1556
- Philip I of Castile
- 22 September 1558, El Escorial, Spain
- Catholicism
1 day ago · In 1517 Pope Leo X granted legal dispensations for Erasmus' defects of natality and confirmed the previous dispensation, allowing the 48-(or 51-)year-old his independence but still, as a canon, capable of holding office as a prior or abbot.
- Counsellor to Charles V. (hon.)
5 days ago · During his 25-year reign (1878-1903), Pope Leo XIII saw major dangers arising in the world. After an alarming vision right after saying Mass — 33 years to the day of the final vision of Fatima on Oct. 13, 1917 — he gave us the Prayer to St. Michael to be recited after Masses beginning in 1886.
3 days ago · Pope Leo X (1513–21) is known as one of the most decadent heads of the Catholic Church, selling “indulgences” to those rich enough so that they could skip the eternal fires of hell.
5 days ago · Pope Leo I, who was the first pope to be remembered posthumously as “the great,” began his papacy in 440 and served until his death in 461. During his pontificate, he worked to clarify doctrines related to Christ’s human and divine natures.
