Leo X

noun

1. Giovanni de'Medici, 1475–1521, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1513–21 (son of Lorenzo de'Medici).

Leo X

noun

1. Leo X14751521MItalianRELIGION: pope original name Giovanni de' Medici. 1475–1521, pope (1513–21): noted for his patronage of Renaissance art and learning; excommunicated Luther (1521)

Example Sentences

Pope Leo X observes this and famously says, “Alas, this man will never do anything, because he is already thinking of the end before he has even begun the work.”

From Literature

Pope Leo X hired Michelangelo to design and build the mausoleum.

From New York Times

When news of the handsome young artist’s death broke in Rome on April 6, 1520, Pope Leo X wept and church bells tolled all over the city.

From New York Times

He noted that Raphael, during his decade in Rome, had worked under two popes, Julius II and Leo X. Raphael painted portraits of both of them.

From Washington Post

The committee said the portrait of Pope Leo X was core to the identity of their collection and should never be let out of Florence.

From Reuters