Pope Leo X

Pope Leo X (; 11 December 1475 – 1 December 1521), born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 218th Pope from 1513 to his death in 1521. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-8.

Early life
Giovanni de Medici was born in Florence.  He was the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent."Pope Leo XI", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-8.

He studied theology and canon law at Pisa from 1489 to 1491.

Priest 
Six days after his election as pope in 1513, Medici was ordained as a priest.

Bishop 
Two days after his ordination and eight days after his election as pope in 1513, Medici was made a bishop.

Cardinal
At the age of 13, Pope Innocent VIII named Medici cardinal in 1489.Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1839). "Leo X", Penny cyclopaedia,  Vol. 13, pp. 426-428.

Pope
Cardinal Medici was elected pope on 9 March 1513. On the 15 March he was ordained priest, and he was consecrated as bishop on March 17. He was crowned Pope on 19 March at the age of 37.

Pope Leo was involved in Italian and European political disputes.

Leo was a patron of Michelangelo and Raphael.

Related pages 
 List of popes
List of popes from the Medici family

References

Other websites


  "Leo X", Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
  Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Leo X
  Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church , Cardinal Medici 

Category:Italian popes
Category:People from Florence
Category:House of Medici
Category:1475 births
Category:1521 deaths