Pope of Rome, son of Count Ludovico Pecci, born in Carpineto, Italy, March 2, 1810. In 1818 he entered the Jesuit college at Viterbo, later studied at the Collegio Romanio, and taught philosophy in German College.

Leo XIII

Pope of Rome, son of Count Ludovico Pecci, born in Carpineto, Italy, March 2, 1810. In 1818 he entered…

The oldest pope and had the third longest pontificate.

Leo XIII

The oldest pope and had the third longest pontificate.