![The ostentatious story of the 'young pope' Leo X: his pet elephant, the cardinal he killed and his anal fistula The ostentatious story of the 'young pope' Leo X: his pet elephant, the cardinal he killed and his anal fistula](https://images.theconversation.com/files/433649/original/file-20211124-15-rf9est.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1000&fit=clip)
The ostentatious story of the 'young pope' Leo X: his pet elephant, the cardinal he killed and his anal fistula
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December 1, 1521: The Death of Pope Leo X 500 Years Ago Today, & A Very Rare Papal Bulla Complete with Seal – Papal Artifacts
![Pope Leo X. Giovanni de Medici (1475-1521). During a reign (1513-21) noted for extravagance and the rise of the Reformation Movement in response to the sale of … Pope Leo X. Giovanni de Medici (1475-1521). During a reign (1513-21) noted for extravagance and the rise of the Reformation Movement in response to the sale of …](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a1/09/23/a10923f0f5f732ceb9823bcc4f923281.jpg)
Pope Leo X. Giovanni de Medici (1475-1521). During a reign (1513-21) noted for extravagance and the rise of the Reformation Movement in response to the sale of …
![LEO X, Pope, Giovanni de' Medici (1475-1521, elected Pope 1513). 'Indulgencia plenaria'. [Rome: Giacomo Mazzocchi, 1513-1521.] LEO X, Pope, Giovanni de' Medici (1475-1521, elected Pope 1513). 'Indulgencia plenaria'. [Rome: Giacomo Mazzocchi, 1513-1521.]](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2007/CKS/2007_CKS_07399_0192_000(021233).jpg?mode=max)