Pope Leo X

Leo X
Detail from Raphael's Portrait of Leo X
Papacy began	9 March 1513
Papacy ended	1 December 1521
Predecessor	Pope Julius II
Successor	Pope Adrian VI
Personal details
Birth name	Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Born	(1475-12-11)11 December 1475 Florence
Died	1 December 1521(1521-12-01) (aged 45) Rome
Other popes named Leo

Pope Leo X (Latin: Leo Decimus; 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.

Early life

Giovanni de Medici was born in Florence. He was the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent.

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.

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

The Coat of Arms of the Medici popes

Other websites

Media related to Leo X at Wikimedia Commons

•  "Pope Leo X" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
• "Leo X", Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
• Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Leo X
• Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Medici Archived 2018-01-21 at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by Julius II

Pope 1513–1521

Succeeded by Adrian VI