This makes him both the oldest born person to be recorded (b. 1810) and the first pope in history to have his voice recorded.
Born: March 2, 1810, Carpineto Romano, Italy
Died: July 20, 1903, Vatican City
Successor: Pope Pius X
Predecessor: Pope Pius IX
Books: Aeterni Patris, Immortale Dei, Graves de communi re, and more
Sibling: Giuseppe Pecci
Cool Facts:
- Under Leo the Catholic Faith made great progress; during his pontificate two hundred and forty-eight episcopal orarchiepiscopal sees were created, and forty-eight vicariates or prefectures Apostolic.
- Historical scholars are indebted to him for the opening of the Vatican Archives(1883)
- Civilization owes much to Leo for his stand on the social question. As early as 1878, in his encyclical on the equality of all men, he attacked the fundamental error of Socialism.
Sources
EpicPew.com
YouTube
Link to the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Pv-UuGUDM
Wikipedia
New Advent
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