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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.
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Pope Leo X (r. 1513–1521) created 42 new cardinals in eight...
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Portrait of Pope Leo X; Artist: Raphael: Year: c. 1518-1520:...
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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 ...
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Pope Leo X (Latin: Leo Decimus; 11 December 1475 – 1 December 1521), born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 218th Pope from 1513 to his death in 1521.
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. Life Before the Papacy.
Pope Leo X, born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici (December 11, 1475 - December 1, 1521) was Pope from 1513 to his death.
