The Daily Question
Who was the first Pope to make a sound recording and to be filmed?
1. Pope Pius IX
2. Pope Leo XIII
3. Pope Pius X
4. Pope Benedict XV
2. Pope Leo XIII
3. Pope Pius X
4. Pope Benedict XV
Your answer was: Pope Benedict XV
Answer: Pope Leo XIII appeared for the first time on film on January 4, 1896. He was the first Pope to be filmed and recorded.
See film clips:
• https://catholicismpure.wordpress.com/2010/12/11/leo-xiii-sings-ave-maria/
• YouTube link: https://youtu.be/t99cgefDHXE
See also:
James C. Hamilton, Notable Postcard: Pope Leo XIII Sede Vacante Vatican Notes Volume 61 Issue: 60th AV 2013 Page: 4
Pope Leo XIII
Scott # 1145 (2000)
See film clips:
• https://catholicismpure.wordpress.com/2010/12/11/leo-xiii-sings-ave-maria/
• YouTube link: https://youtu.be/t99cgefDHXE
See also:
James C. Hamilton, Notable Postcard: Pope Leo XIII Sede Vacante Vatican Notes Volume 61 Issue: 60th AV 2013 Page: 4
Pope Leo XIII
Scott # 1145 (2000)
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