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Leo XIII

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Leo XIII
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(Biographies / Leo XIII (1810-1903) M, Italian, RELIGION: pope) original name Gioacchino Pecci. 1810-1903, pope (1878-1903). His many important encyclicals include Rerum novarum (1891) on the need for Roman Catholics to take action on various social problems
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Noun1.Leo XIII - Italian pope from 1878 to 1903 who was interested in the advancement of learning and who opened the Vatican secret archives to all scholars
Gioacchino Pecci, Giovanni Vincenzo Pecci


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He was made a cardinal by Pope Leo XIII in 1879 and died at the age of 89.
Pope to honour revered cardinal on British visit by The Daily Mail (London, England)
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After her second attempt her father took Thrse on a pilgrimage to Rome, where she begged Pope Leo XIII, to allow her to join.
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