Pope Saint Leo IX (21 June 1002 – 19 April 1054), born
Bruno of Egisheim-Dagsburg, was
Pope from 12 February 1049 to his death in 1054. He was a German aristocrat and a powerful secular ruler of central Italy while holding the papacy. He is regarded as a
saint by the
Roman Catholic Church, his
feast day celebrated on 19 April.