GBB-F-008181-0000 1878 ca, Città del VATICANO, ROME, ITALY: The Pope LEONE XIII (1810-1903), portrait engraved in, USA, 1878. Born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi PECCI, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, having succeeded Pope Pius IX (184678) on February 20, 1878 and reigning until his death in 1903. He is known as the"Pope of the Working Man". He canonized In 1900: Saint John Baptist de la Salle (1651-1719) and Saint Rita of Cascia (1381-1457). Credit: © ARCHIVIO GBB / Archivi Alinari WARNING: Permission must be required for non editorial use. Please contact Alinari Archives Collection: © ARCHIVIO GBB / Archivi Alinari Object type: digital image Photographic technique: P digital image Technical info Image sizes (pixel): 4877 X 6732 Image sizes (cm at 300 dpi): 41 X 56 Image sizes (MB): 9.02 Color space: RGB