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Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Pope Saint Leo XI By Jean Weyh In The 19Th Century Chapelle SaintLéon Alsace HautRhin France Photographed In 2014 By Ralph Hammann
Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Pope Saint Leo XI By Jean Weyh In The 19Th Century Chapelle SaintLéon Alsace HautRhin France Photographed In 2014 By Ralph Hammann

Pope Saint Leo XI

Also known as: Apostolic Pilgrim; Bruno of Egisheim; Bruno of Eguisheim-Dagsburg; Pilgrim Pope

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

April 19

Born

June 21, 1002

Died

April 19, 1054

Canonized

1082 by Pope Saint Gregory VII

Biography

Pope Saint Leo IX, also known as Bruno of Egisheim, was born on June 21, 1002, in Eguisheim, Alsace, France. He was the son of Count Hugh of Egisheim and a cousin of Emperor Conrad II. In his early years, Bruno served as a chapter canon of Saint Stephen's in Toul, France. Before his entry into the Church, Bruno was a soldier and officer in the imperial army....