Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903). Italian pope (1878-1903). Born Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci. Pope Leo XIII giving his first blessing to the faithful from the inner balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on February 20, 1878. Drawing by A. Ferrant. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1878.

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