Leo XIII was born on 2 March 1810 in Carpineto Romano. Born Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci, he was pope for twenty-five years, one of the longest pontificates in history, and was elected at the age of sixty-eight. He is best known for the encyclical Rerum Novarum in 1891, which set out the Catholic Church's teaching on the rights of workers, fair wages and the dangers of both unrestrained capitalism and socialism, and became the foundation of modern Catholic social teaching. He also encouraged the study of the philosopher Thomas Aquinas, opened the Vatican Archives to researchers, and sought improved relations with governments. He lived to the age of ninety-three.
Before and after
- 1810Kamehameha unites the Hawaiian Islands
- from 5 February 1810 to 24 August 1812Siege of Cádiz
- from 15 February 1810 to 31 August 1810Invasion of the Spice Islands
- 1 March 1810Birth of Frédéric Chopin
- 2 March 1810Birth of Leo XIII
- 25 May 1810May Revolution
- 8 June 1810Birth of Robert Schumann
- 5 July 1810Birth of P. T. Barnum
- from August 1810 to October 1813Tecumseh's War
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