Leo XIII

American  

noun

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

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Leo XIII British  

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

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Example Sentences

He will become the first Pope since Leo XIII, who died in 1903, to be buried outside the Vatican.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

The speaker went on, quoting from Karl Marx about "masters and workmen" and the "spirit of revolutionary change" before clearing his throat to deliver another correction: Apologies, that was actually Pope Leo XIII.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2022

In fact, all 20th-century popes died in their early 80s or younger, with the exception of Pope Leo XIII, who was 93 when he died in 1903.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2021

Many of the issues Francis talks about were first articulated in 1891 by Pope Leo XIII, who issued an encyclical on the right of workers to join associations.

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2015

The encyclical, which is a somewhat less formal document than a bull, was especially favoured by Pope Pius IX and Leo XIII.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various