Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci

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Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci, later known as Pope Leo XIII, was the head of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 and is renowned for his influential social encyclical Rerum Novarum.

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Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci canonical 4

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instanceOf Catholic priest
diplomat
human
pope
theologian
writer
AeterniPatrisPublicationDate 1879-08-04
alsoKnownAs Pope Leo XIII
authorOf Aeterni Patris
Graves de Communi Re
Immortale Dei
Libertas
Rerum Novarum
Sapientiae Christianae
birthDate 1810-03-02
birthName Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci
birthPlace Carpineto Romano
Papal States
burialPlace St. Peter’s Basilica
consecrationAsBishopDate 1843-02-19
createdCardinalDate 1853-12-19
deathDate 1903-07-20
deathPlace Apostolic Palace
Vatican City (then part of Rome, Kingdom of Italy)
linked to: Vatican City
education Accademia dei Nobili Ecclesiastici
Collegio Romano
Collegio dei Nobili
electedPopeDate 1878-02-20
fieldOfWork canon law
diplomacy
social doctrine
theology
influenced Christian democratic movements
modern Catholic social teaching
knownFor development of Catholic social teaching
promoting Thomism and the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas
social encyclical Rerum Novarum
language French
Italian
Latin
motto Lumen in caelo
nationality Italian
ordinationDate 1837-12-31
papacyEndDate 1903-07-20
papacyStartDate 1878-02-20
papalName Leo XIII
linked to: Pope Leo XIII
positionHeld Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
Archbishop of Perugia
Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
Cardinal
Sovereign of the Vatican City precursor, the Papal States’ successor entity (Holy See)
head of the Catholic Church
predecessor Pope Pius IX
promoted revival of scholastic philosophy
study of Thomas Aquinas
reignDuration about 25 years
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
RerumNovarumPublicationDate 1891-05-15
signature LeoXIII-signature.svg
spokeAgainst socialist collectivism
unrestrained capitalism
successor Pope Pius X
supported just wages and improved working conditions
rights of workers to form associations and unions
workedOn improving relations between the Holy See and modern states

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Collegio Nazareno in Rome educated Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci
Collegio Nazareno in Rome hasNotableAlumni Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci
Pecci hasNotableMember Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci
Pope Leo XIII birthName Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci
subject linked to: Pecci