Pope Leo XIII

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Catholic priest Pope theologian

Pope Leo XIII was the head of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903, known for his influential social encyclical *Rerum Novarum* and his strong promotion of Marian devotion and the Rosary.

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic priest → Pope → theologian →
authorOf	Adiutricem Populi → Aeterni Patris → Divinum Illud Munus → Graves de Communi Re → Humanum Genus → Immortale Dei → Laetitiae Sanctae → Octobri Mense → Providentissimus Deus → Rerum Novarum → Sapientiae Christianae → Supremi Apostolatus Officio →
birthDate	1810-03-02 →
birthName	Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci →
birthPlace	Carpineto Romano → Papal States →
burialPlace	Basilica of Saint John Lateran →
cardinalCreationDate	1853-12-19 →
createdCardinalBy	Pope Pius IX →
deathDate	1903-07-20 →
deathPlace	Apostolic Palace → Vatican →
dioceseGoverned	Diocese of Perugia →
dioceseGovernedEnd	1878 →
dioceseGovernedStart	1846 →
education	Collegio Nazareno in Rome → Collegio Romano → Viterbo Jesuit College →
encyclicalCountApprox	over 80 encyclicals →
era	early 20th century → late 19th century →
familyName	Pecci →
givenName	Gioacchino → Vincenzo →
heldTitle	Bishop of Perugia → Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono →
issuedEncyclicalsOn	Mary → Rosary → social questions →
knownFor	development of Catholic social teaching → engagement with modern social issues → promotion of Marian devotion → promotion of the Rosary → social encyclical Rerum Novarum →
languageSpoken	Italian → Latin →
longestReigningPopeStatus	one of the longest-reigning popes →
majorTheme	Thomistic philosophy revival → relationship between Church and modern state → rights and duties of capital and labor →
nationality	Italian →
ordainedAsPriest	1837-12-31 →
papalMotto	Lumen in caelo →
papalNumber	256th Pope →
positionHeld	Bishop of Rome → Head of the Catholic Church → Sovereign of the Vatican City precursor, the Holy See →
predecessor	Pope Pius IX →
promotedDevotionTo	Blessed Virgin Mary → Holy Rosary →
promotedPhilosophy	Thomism →
reignEnd	1903-07-20 →
reignStart	1878-02-20 →
religion	Catholic Church →
successor	Pope Pius X →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John of Damascus → Venerable Bede →	declaredDoctorOfTheChurchBy
Rosary → Sacred Heart of Jesus →	promotedBy
Pope Urban II →	beatifiedBy
Abbot Primate →	createdBy
Pope Pius X →	createdCardinalBy
Diocese of Syracuse →	establishedBy
Benedictine Confederation →	foundedBy
Pope Pius X →	predecessor
Missale Romanum →	revisedBy
Vatican Gardens →	significantDevelopmentUnder
Pope Pius IX →	successor