Leo XIII was born on March 2, 1810[1], in Carpineto Romano[2]. He died on July 20, 1903[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a Latin Catholic priest[5], Monsignor[6], nuncio[7], archbishop[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,796 views/month, #5,230 of 1,000,298).[10]
Position held: Pope[20], apostolic nuncio to Belgium[21], cardinal[22], Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber[23], Roman Catholic Bishop of Perugia[24], titular archbishop[25]
Educated at: Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy[26], Pontifical Gregorian University[27]
Leo XIII has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Works attributed to him include Rerum Novarum[50], an encyclical[51]; Apostolicae curae[52], a papal bull[53]; Humanum Genus[54], an encyclical[55]; list of encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII[56]; Aeterni Patris[57], an encyclical[58]; and Providentissimus Deus[59], an encyclical[60], founded in 1893[61].
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Leo XIII's place of birth was Carpineto Romano[2].
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