POPE LEO XIII. (COUNT GIOACHINO PECCI)
\pˈə͡ʊp lˈiːə͡ʊ ɹˌə͡ʊmən θˈɜːtiːn], \pˈəʊp lˈiːəʊ ɹˌəʊmən θˈɜːtiːn], \p_ˈəʊ_p l_ˈiː__əʊ ɹ_ˌəʊ_m_ə_n_ θ_ˈɜː_t_iː_n]\
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He was born at Carpineto, near Anagni, March 2, 1810. He was nuncio to Belgium 1843-45; was made archbishop of Perugia 1845; cardinal 1853; supreme pontiff March 3, 1878. He opened the Vatican archives to scholars desiring to examine them for purposes of historical research. Two of his "Encyclical Letters" are worthy of special mention; viz., that to "All Patriarchs, Primates, Archbishops", etc., on "The Condition of Labor" (1891), and that to "The English People" on "Church Unity" (1895). He is author of a small volume of lyrics in Latin: "Lyric Poems[Carmina] of Leo XIII., Supreme Pontiff" (1883). Died July 20, 1903.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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