Pope Leo XI (Italian: Leone XI; 2 June 1535 – 27 April 1605), born Alessandro di Ottaviano de' Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1 April 1605 to his …

Pope Leo XI (Latin: Leo Undecimus; 2 June 1535 – 27 April 1605), born Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 233rd Pope for only 26 …

Leo XI was born Alessandro Ottaviano de’ Medici as a scion of the famous Medici family of Florence. He was the 232nd Pope and Bishop of Rome and one of the four Medici popes. …

Leo XI (born June 2, 1535, Florence [Italy]—died April 27, 1605, Rome) was the pope from April 1–27, 1605. Pope Gregory XIII made him bishop of Pistoia, Italy, in 1573, archbishop of …

Leo XI (ALESSANDRO OTTAVIANO DE’ MEDICI), Pope, b. at Florence in 1535; d. at Rome April 27, 1605, on the twenty-seventh day after his election to the papacy. His mother, Francesca …

Leo XI died on April 27, 1605, after one of the shortest papacies in the history of the church. A deeply religious man whose body of work and holiness occurred mostly prior to his election, …

LEO XI, POPE Pontificate: April 1 to April 27, 1605; b. Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, Florence, June 2, 1535. His mother, Francesca Salviati, of a collateral branch of the ruling Florentine …

The Holy See Pontiffs Leo XI [ AR - DE - EN - ES - FR - IT - PT] Leo XI 232nd Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 1,10.IV.1605: End Pontificate: 27.IV.1605: Secular …

In this episode of Habemus Papam, Fr. Conrad discusses Leo XI, who succeeded Pope Clement VIII, who also had short papacy and was yet another friend of St. Philip Neri. You can listen to …

A deeply religious man whose body of work and holiness occurred mostly prior to his election, Pope Leo XI’s mark on the Catholic Church will remain particularly because of his influence in …