Episode 3 of 3
Election of Leo XIII
- When
- 20 February 1878
- Where
- Sistine Chapel
Cardinal Gioacchino Pecci was elected as Pope Leo XIII on 20 February 1878.
Pecci, who had been Archbishop of Perugia from 1846 to 1877, was appointed Camerlengo in August 1877. He was elected on the third ballot. At the time of his election, he had a slight tremor in his hand from a bloodletting procedure.
Sources
- 1878 conclave Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
- Pope Leo XIII Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
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