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Taufname im Vordergrund / Warum Leo XIV. seinen Namenstag nicht als Leo feiert
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Pope Leo XIV celebrates his name day on September 17, though he recognizes Saint Robert Bellarmine as his patron saint rather than Saint Leo due to a specific papal tradition.
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