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Giovanni Vincenzo Pecci

DEFINITIONS OF: Giovanni Vincenzo Pecci

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n Italian pope from 1878 to 1903 who was interested in the advancement of learning and who opened the Vatican secret archives to all scholars

Synonyms:
Gioacchino Pecci, Leo XIII
Example of:
Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ, pontiff, pope
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
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