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Leo IX

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Also known as Bruno of Egisheim-Dagsburg, Pope Leo IX, Pope Saint Leo IX, St. Leo IX

Head of the Catholic Church from 1049 to 1054

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Leo IX was a Catholic priest, writer, and Pope of the Holy Roman Empire. Born in Eguisheim in 1002, he was the son of Hugh IV, count of Nordgau, and belonged to the Etichonids family. He served as Pope with his work location in Rome and the Papal States.

Leo IX died in Rome in 1054 from malaria, which was recorded as his manner of death. He is buried in St. Peter's Basilica. His feast day is April 19.

His written works include "Regule constitutiones [et] reseruationes" and "Battle of the Virtues and Vices." He is recognized in the Popes collection and has been described in sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1002
Died
1054
Works
2

Top works

  • Regule constitutiones [et] reseruationes
  • Battle of the Virtues and Vices

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Active from
2013

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Lev
Gender
male
Place of birth
Eguisheim
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
Catholic priest
Languages spoken
Latin
Image
Pope Leo IX.jpg
Work location
Papal States
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Commons category
Leo IX
date of birth
1002-06-21
date of death
1054-04-19
topic's main category
Category:Pope Leo IX
place of burial
St. Peter's Basilica
manner of death
natural causes
feast day
April 19
described by source
Wikitólica
cause of death
malaria
name in native language
Leo PP. IX
consecrator
Poppo
birth name
Bruno d'Egisheim-Dadsburg
subject has role
Pope
Commons Creator page
Leo IX
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Works in European collections

6 objects attributed to Leo IX, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Pope Leo IX (Italian: Leone IX, German: Leo IX.; born Bruno von Egisheim-Dagsburg; 21 June 1002 – 19 April 1054) was the Bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 12 February 1049 to his death in 1054. Leo IX is considered to be one of the most historically significant popes of the Middle Ages; he was instrumental in the precipitation of the Great Schism of 1054, considered the turning point in which the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches formally separated.

Leo IX favoured traditional morality in his reformation of the Catholic Church. One of his first public acts was to hold the Easter synod of 1049; he joined Emperor Henry III in Saxony and accompanied him to Cologne and Aachen. He also summoned a meeting of the higher clergy in Reims, in which several important reforming decrees were passed. At Mainz, he held a council at which the Italian and French as well as the German clergy were represented, and ambassadors of the Byzantine emperor were present. Here too, simony and clerical marriage were the principal matters dealt with. He is regarded as a saint by the Catholic Church; his feast day is celebrated on 19 April.

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