Leo XIII

Leo XIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)

Pope Leo XIII was head of the Catholic Church from 1878 until his death in 1903. He had the fourth-longest reign and third-longest verified reign of any pope, behind those of St. Peter, Pius IX, and John Paul II.

Also known as...Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, Leo PP. XIII, Gioacchino Vincenzo Pecci, Pope Leo XIII, and Vincenzo Pecci
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