The Funerary Monument of Pope Leo XIII

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Funerary monument to Pope Leo XIII, San Giovanni in Laterano

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San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome's cathedral, is the final resting place of Leo XIII (r. 1878-1903), who enjoyed the third-longest reign of any Pope (after Pius IX and John Paul II). 

Leo XIII's funerary monument was commissioned by the cardinals he had created, as the inscription above the door proclaims (CARDINALES AB EO CREATI), and carved by the Roman sculptor Giulio Tadolini (1849-1918). It depicts Leo XIII, St Joseph and an allegorical figure of Religion. 

Leo XIII was ninety-three years old when he died on July 20th 1903, making him the longest-living pope in the history of the papacy. 

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