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

Your answer was: Pope Pius X

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)


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