Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1903 — CHRONOLOGY OF LEO XIII. [ARTICLE]

CHRONOLOGY OF LEO XIII.

Event* Marking His Career as Student, Priest sod Pontiff. The chrouological record of the life of Pope Leo XIII. covers almost a century. Briefly summarized it follows: 1810— March o. Born at Cerplneto. 1824-Kilters college at Rome. 1830 —Matriculates at Gregorian University. 1832 — Enters college of Noble Ecclesiastics. 1837—Appointed domestic prelate by Gregory XVI. 1837—March 18. Referendlary to court of Scgnutura. 1837—Dec. 81. Order of priesthood conferred. 1837-1841—Apostolic delegate at Beueveuto. 1841-1813—Governor of Spoleto. 1843-1813 l'apal nuncio at Brussels. 1840—Made Archbishop of Terugla. 1833 Dec. 11). Created Cardinal. 1877 July. Made cnrdinnl eatnerlengo. 1878— Feb. 20. Elected Pope. 1878—March 4. Revives Roman Catholic hierarchy In Scotland. 1878—Dec. 28. Encyclical condemning communism, socialism and nihilism. 1882 —Nov. 5. Encyclical against heresy, sortnllsm, etc. ISS3—Oct. 7. Recognizes unity of Italy. 1885—Nov. 0. Encyclical condemning liberalism. 1887— Celebrates golden Jubilee. 1888 — Celebrates gram! Jubilee. 1801—May 10. Encyclical on socialism and labor. 1803—February. Celebrates episcopal Jubilee. 1803—Nov. IS. Encyclical on study of the Bcrlpturcs. 1884 —April 14. Issues appeal to England for reunion of Christendom. 1808—Feb. 13. Celebrates sixtieth anniversary of his first mass. 1808—May 11. Declares 1800 a year of universal Jubilee. 1888—June 18. Holds consistory and creates eleven new cardinals. 1900—March 2. Celebrates ninetieth birth--180I—Received1 —Received homage of Christian pilgrims from all lands. 1902 — Issued his encyclical letter to rulers of all nations. 1903 — Celebrates his silver Jubilee as Pope.