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The life and life-work of Pope Leo XIII ...

CONTENTS CHAPTER I DEATH OF POPE LEO XIII. Sickness— Fortitude— Cheerfulness— Last Words — Death— Burial— Temporary Vault- Last Resting Place, Etc 19 CHAPTER II BIRTHPLACE AND PARENTAGE Location of Carpineto — Simplicity of the People — Delights of the Climate— The Pecci Palace — The Family Genealogy — Leo XIII., a Great Benefactor to His Native Town 33 CHAPTER III EARLY LIFE AND HOME TRAINING Birth and Baptism of Leo XIII. — Joachim Vincent's Boyhood — Home Education — Old Time Customs and Pleasures — Home Reminiscences — Countess Pecci's Great Dream — Outdoor Life — Training in Love and Sympathy 45 CHAPTER IV COLLEGE LIFE AND EXPERIENCES Separation of Mother and Sons— Overwork and a Short Vacation— Tonsurate and Minor Orders— Early Scholarship— The Mother's Death and Burial— The New Aim- Finishes College at Viterbo. 53 CHAPTER V PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY The Serious, Thoughtful Student— First Honors in the Roman College— Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Honors in the Roman College — No Time for Society or Amusement—Vacation Sports— Pious Acts in Carpineto— The Jubilee of 1825— A Clever Anecdote 63 CHAPTER VI PRELATE OF PAPAL HOUSEHOLD AND ORDINATION Entrance to University Sapienza—

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