Christian feast day: Pope Leo IX

Pope Leo IX

Head of the Catholic Church from 1049 to 1054

Pope Leo IX, born Bruno von Egisheim-Dagsburg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 February 1049 to his death in 1054. Leo IX is considered to be one of the most historically significant popes of the Middle Ages; he was instrumental in the…