Papal Document – Pope Leo XIII – 1879 – Vatican Office – Wax Seal

Rare original papal ecclesiastical document issued in 1879 during the pontificate of Pope Leo XIII.

The manuscript is written in formal Latin ecclesiastical script and bears the papal reference:

“LEO PP. XIII”
(Leo Papa XIII)

The document includes an original red wax seal and references the Vatican administrative office responsible for papal briefs.

Pope Leo XIII (pontificate 1878–1903) was one of the most influential modern popes and is especially known for his intellectual reforms and the famous encyclical Rerum Novarum.

Documents issued during his papacy were often:

• papal briefs
• ecclesiastical appointments
• dispensations
• indulgences or privileges granted to clergy

The present manuscript reflects the formal administrative procedures of the Vatican chancery.

Original handwritten papal document featuring:

• heading “LEO PP. XIII”
• official Latin text
• original red wax seal
• Vatican administrative references
• archival stamps
• handwritten signatures of ecclesiastical officials

• Date: 1879
• Language: Latin
• Authority: Papal / Vatican administration
• Material: Ink on paper
• Format: Large folded document
• Seal: Original red wax seal

Good historical condition:

• original fold marks
• light foxing from age
• wax seal present
• text clearly legible

Overall a well-preserved 19th-century papal manuscript.

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