His character shows a remarkable mingling of good and bad traits. His declaration revealed to the world papal knowledge of the Vaticans false presentation of Jesus Christ and unashamedly exposed the puerile nature of the Christian religion.
Although the quote is commonly attributed without source documentation to Pope Leo X it is believed to have originated in a satirical piece titled The Pageant of the Popes by a Protestant controversialist named John Bale 14951563.
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Elected pope in 440. During the Italian Renaissance the Church dominated politics controlled kings. Meet Giovanni deMedici Pope Leo the Tenth.
His reign proved far from peaceful as evidenced by the fact that several cardinals hatched a plot to poison him in 1517 for which one was killed numerous others imprisoned and the Roman curia filled with new cardinals supportive of his rule. But in the making of reputations timing is everything. Peters Basilica and poured lavish funds into the arts.
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St Leo the Great Pope Doctor of the Church died in Rome on this day in 461. Pope Leo X 1475-1521 was a very powerful Pope during a time when the Catholic Church was at its height in power. Catherine Fletcher is Lecturer in Public History at the University of Sheffield.
The first thing we have to know about Leo X is his family. The Medici family not only bankrolled the Renaissance in Florence they also were participants in the Renaissance in Florence. A true Renaissance man he built up the Vatican Library accelerated the construction of St.
As was customary for second sons Giovanni was groomed for a career in the church. Pope Leo X had expensive tastes. Leo X originally Giovanni de Medici born December 11 1475 Florence Italydied December 1 1521 Rome one of the leading Renaissance popes reigned 151321.
Popes of the 10th century Pontiff number Pontificate Name. In his private life he preserved as pope the irreproachable reputation that he had borne when a cardinal. Those that are successful in observing the building have identified a sign 2 attached to the front which identifies the structure as The Most Holy Bank of His Holiness Pope Leo the Tenth Saint in Waiting.
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The fame of Leo X is due to his promotion of literature science and art. Leo the tenth was a Florentine borne of the noble house of Medicea and called ere he were Pope John Medices. It was Pope Leo X who made the most infamous and damaging statement about Christianity in the history of the Church.
He being Deacon and Cardinal of Saint Maries contrarie to. Giovanni de Medici was the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent deMedici ruler of the Florentine Republic. This week Catherine will be tweeting live updates of the 1513 conclave cath_fletcher.
A Brief Introduction to the Life of Pope Leo X October 02 2017 by. English Latin Date and Place of birth Age at start end of papacy Notes. Tried to protect the city from the devastation of barbarian invasion.
Leo was elected on March 11 at the age of 37. Among the many sayings of Leo X that have come down to us there is not one of a sceptical nature.