PopeLeoX
The last Pope elected who was not a priest was Pope Leo X. Today, all elected Popes must have been a Cardinal over the age of thirty-five and speak at least three languages. 313 A.D. is when it is believed to be the first real Pope to be elected In over 2000 years and 266 Popes elected one Pope stood out to me, Pope Leo X. Pope Leo X's first three years as Pope were uneventful. But looking back, before he was "Pope Leo X", he received awards as young as the age of seven and followed in his powerful fathers footsteps. In 1942 he was formally admitted into the Sacred College of Cardinals and took residence in Rome. Some questioned Pope Leo X's intentions "Leo's core value was not the good of the church but the good ofhis native city …show more content…
On March 9, 1513 he was elected Pope and officially crowned ten days later at the age of 37. Throughout his office Pope Leo X was known to live an extravagant life, but he was generous with his funds to the "hospitals, convents, poor students, discharged soldiers, pilgrims, exiles, crippled and the sick" (O'Malley 180). During his eight years as Pope he was known for so much more then his lavash living as he reorganized the Roman University, promoted the study of literature and restoration of important structures. Pope Leo X also had a hand in the reconstruction of St. Peter's …show more content…
So one may seem, but Pope Leo X was "eloquent in speech, elegant in his manners and embellished life style"(O'Malley 184). He loved music the theater and art. The Pope that was known as "good-natured" was also a man who avoided difficult situations "meanwhile you, Leo, are sitting like a lamb in the midst of wolves, like Daniel in the midst of lions, and Ezekiel, you dwell among scorpions"(Webley, -He might not of been able to go head on with conflict but he did challenge ones thinking of the Roman Catholic beliefs. Some say Pope Leo X used his religious power for financial gain and he would not be remembered as difference maker. Pope Leo X was a true Renaissance man, he restructured the Roman University, accelerated the construction of St. Peter's Basilica and poured lavish funds into the arts. He was the personification of Renaissance ideals. Having spent his youth at the court of Lorenzo de' Medici, he had acquired the mannerisms and tastes of one of the most brilliant societies of Europe and posed a sharp contrast to the pope whom he
The last Pope elected who was not a priest was Pope Leo X. Today, all elected Popes must have been a Cardinal over the age of thirty-five and speak at least three languages. 313 A.D. is when it is believed to be the first real Pope to be elected In over 2000 years and 266 Popes elected one Pope stood out to me, Pope Leo X. Pope Leo X's first three years as Pope were uneventful. But looking back, before he was "Pope Leo X", he received awards as young as the age of seven and followed in his powerful fathers footsteps. In 1942 he was formally admitted into the Sacred College of Cardinals and took residence in Rome. Some questioned Pope Leo X's intentions "Leo's core value was not the good of the church but the good ofhis native city …show more content…
On March 9, 1513 he was elected Pope and officially crowned ten days later at the age of 37. Throughout his office Pope Leo X was known to live an extravagant life, but he was generous with his funds to the "hospitals, convents, poor students, discharged soldiers, pilgrims, exiles, crippled and the sick" (O'Malley 180). During his eight years as Pope he was known for so much more then his lavash living as he reorganized the Roman University, promoted the study of literature and restoration of important structures. Pope Leo X also had a hand in the reconstruction of St. Peter's …show more content…
So one may seem, but Pope Leo X was "eloquent in speech, elegant in his manners and embellished life style"(O'Malley 184). He loved music the theater and art. The Pope that was known as "good-natured" was also a man who avoided difficult situations "meanwhile you, Leo, are sitting like a lamb in the midst of wolves, like Daniel in the midst of lions, and Ezekiel, you dwell among scorpions"(Webley, -He might not of been able to go head on with conflict but he did challenge ones thinking of the Roman Catholic beliefs. Some say Pope Leo X used his religious power for financial gain and he would not be remembered as difference maker. Pope Leo X was a true Renaissance man, he restructured the Roman University, accelerated the construction of St. Peter's Basilica and poured lavish funds into the arts. He was the personification of Renaissance ideals. Having spent his youth at the court of Lorenzo de' Medici, he had acquired the mannerisms and tastes of one of the most brilliant societies of Europe and posed a sharp contrast to the pope whom he