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11 December 1475 A.D. Giovanni
de’ Medici—Later Leo X; Church Split
on His Watch
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Giovanni de' Medici (1475 to 1521)
Roman Church
The Church Spilt on His Watch.
Giovanni de' Medici,
the man who became Leo X, was born. His father had him made cardinal at the
youthful age of thirteen. His life was eventful, including time spent as a
prisoner of war. As pope, he was known as a patron of art and science. It was
to repair St. Peter's Cathedral that he had an indulgence preached. When Luther
opposed this, the Reformation was born. Leo has been described as more a prince
than a pope. His secular tastes and inability to see the need of reform proved
costly to church unity.
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