David August ❌👑

“Pope Leo XIII was the last to use this name nearly 150 years ago after today's election of Leo XIV, and was the earliest-born person ever captured on film.

He was born in 1810 and filmed in 1896.”

- @[email protected]

#PopeLeoXIV #PopeLeoIII #pope #film #MotionPictures #history

May 8, 2025 at 6:41pmWeb
Show threadDoc Edward Morbius ⭕​May 8, 2025
@davidaugust That's a name I know only because in researching Pope Francis's focus on the poor, and excepting John Paul II, it wasn't until Leo XIII that there was anything remotely similar in focus, notably in the encyclical Rerum novarum.
Show threadPhosphenesMay 9, 2025

@davidaugust

Damn. His life overlapped with Thomas Jefferson and he's on film.

Show threadDavid August ❌👑May 9, 2025
@Phosphenes right? Kinda of amazing how recent the past really is.