Pope Leo XI
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Pope Leo XI, born Alessandro di Ottaviano de' Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1 April 1605 to his death, on 27 April 1605. His pontificate is one of the brie
Portrait of Leo XI c. 1605
Tomb of Leo XI in St. Peter's Basilica, by Alessandro Algardi
Engraving of Leo XI by Jacob Matham, 1605
Robert Bellarmine
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Robert Bellarmine was an Italian Jesuit and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was canonized a saint in 1930 and named Doctor of the Church, one of only 27 at the time. He was one of the most impor
17th-century portrait of Robert Bellarmine, Antwerp, Museum Plantin-Moretus
16th-century portrait of Saint Robert Bellarmine
Page of the short catechism of Bellarmine: Dottrina cristiana breve, 1752