Leo XIII

noun

1. Giovanni Vincenzo Pecci, 1810–1903, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1878–1903.

Leo XIII

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

John Henry Newman was first made a cardinal in 1879 by Pope Leo XIII, a position he held for 11 years before his death.

From BBC

His choice of the name Leo has also drawn attention for his namesake, Pope Leo XIII.

From Salon

Progressives cheered his announcement based on his papal name choice, an homage to Leo XIII, who was pope between 1878 to 1903.

From Salon

The last pope to choose the name Leo was Pope Leo XIII, an Italian whose baptismal name was Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci.

From BBC

Several popes have explicitly paid homage to Leo XIII’s writings.

From Los Angeles Times