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 (19,913 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]
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Leo XIII has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] He is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Works attributed to him include Rerum Novarum[55], an encyclical[56]; Apostolicae curae[57], a papal bull[58]; Humanum Genus[59], an encyclical[60]; list of encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII[61]; Aeterni Patris[62], an encyclical[63]; and Providentissimus Deus[64], an encyclical[65], founded in 1893[66].
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Leo XIII's place of birth was Carpineto Romano[2].
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