Francesco Satolli
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Francesco di Paolo Satolli was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first Apostolic Delegate to the United States from 1893 to 1896 and as Prefect of the Congregation for Studie
Satolli, Francis Cardinal
An anti-Catholic cartoon highlights the Satolli appointment.
Pope Leo XIII
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Pope Leo XIII was head of the Catholic Church from 1878 until his death in 1903. He had the fourth-longest reign and third-longest verified reign of any pope, behind those of St. Peter, Pius IX, and J
Francesco Satolli
…to the United States from 1893 to 1896 and as Prefect of the Congregation for Studies from 1897 until his death in 1910. He was created a cardinal by Pope Leo XIII in 1895. Francesco Satolli was born on 21 July 1839 in Marsciano, near Perugia, then part of the Papal States. He was the son of Giovanni Battista and…
Leo XIII, c. 1878
The house in Carpineto Romano in which the Pecci brothers grew up
Archbishop Pecci as Nuncio in Brussels
Archbishop Pecci enters Perugia in 1846.