Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1903 — CHRONOLOGY OF LEO XIII. [ARTICLE]

CHRONOLOGY OF LEO XIII.

Events Marking His Career as Student, > Priest and Pontiff, The chronological record of the life at Pope Leo XIII. covers almost a century. Briefly summarised it follows: 1810 —March 2. Bohn at Carplneto. 1824 —Enters college at Borne. 1830 —Matriculates at Gregorian University. 1832 —Enters college of Noble Ecclesiastics. 1837 —Appointed domestic prelate by Gregory XVI. ' 1837—March 16. Referendlary to court of Seguatura. r 1837 —I»ec. 31. Order of priesthood conferred. 1837-1841—Apostolic delegate at Benevento. 1841-1843—Governor of Spoleto. 1843-1846 —Papal nuncio at Brussels. 1846—Made Archbishop of Perugia. 1853—Dec. 10. Created Cardinal. 1877 — July. Made cardinal camerlengo. 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, **• clallsm, etc. .. 1883 — Oct. 7. Recognizes unity of Italy. 1885—Nov. 6. Encyclical condemning liberalism. 1887— Celebrates golden Jubilee. 1888 — Celebrates grand Jubilee. 1891—May 16. Encyclical on socialism and labor. 1803—February. Celebrates episcopal Jubilee. 1803— Nov. 18. Encyclical on study of the Scriptures. 1804 — April 14. Issues appeal to England for reunion of Christendom. 1898— Feb. 13. Celebrates sixtieth anniversary of his first mass. 1899 May 11. Declares 1900 a year of universal Jubilee. 1890—June 19. Holds consistory and creates eleven new cardinals. 1900— March 2. Celebrates ninetieth birthday. 1901 — 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.