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Pope Leo X (Italian: Leone X; born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December 1475 – 1 December 1521) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death, in December 1521.
May 16, 2024 · Leo X (born December 11, 1475, Florence [Italy]—died December 1, 1521, Rome) was one of the leading Renaissance popes (reigned 1513–21). He made Rome a cultural center and a political power, but he depleted the papal treasury, and, by failing to take the developing Protestant Reformation seriously, he contributed to the dissolution of the ...
- John G. Gallaher
Pope Leo X was the 217th leader of the Catholic Church and the 10th among that lot to take the name “Leo.” This article seeks to distinguish him from his many papal forebears and successors by focusing on specifics and details of his life and papacy.
Leo X - Reformation, Luther, Papacy: The ever-pressing financial undertakings of the papacy kept Leo X in constant need of new means of raising revenue. The wars with France, his lavish support of the arts, the construction of St. Peter’s, and a projected Crusade against the Turks all contributed to the financial needs of the papacy.
Leo X, orig. Giovanni de’ Medici, (born Dec. 11, 1475, Florence—died Dec. 1, 1521, Rome), Pope (1513–21), one of the most extravagant of the Renaissance pontiffs. The second son of Lorenzo de’ Medici, he was educated at his father’s court in Florence and at the University of Pisa.
May 29, 2018 · Learn about Leo X, the second son of Lorenzo de' Medici and the pope who opposed Martin Luther and commissioned Michelangelo and Raphael. Find out his achievements, controversies, and legacy in the Roman Catholic Church and the Italian Renaissance.
Pope Leo X, born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici (December 11, 1475 - December 1, 1521) was Pope from 1513 to his death. He is known primarily for his papal bull against Martin Luther and subsequent failure to stem the Protestant Reformation, which began during his reign when Martin Luther (1483–1546) published the 95 Theses and nailed them to ...
