the Turkish advance and the Polish contest with the Teutonic Knights. His bull of July 1519, which regulated the discipline of the Polish Church, was later transformed into a concordat by Clement VII. Leo showed special favours to the Jews and permitted them to erect a Hebrew printing-press at Rome. Under Daniel Bomberg, that press produced manuscripts of the Talmud and Mikraot Gedolot with Leo's approval and protection. He approved the formation of the Oratory of Divine Love, a group of pious men at Rome which later became the Theatine Order, and he canonized Francis of Paola. See also Cardinals created by Leo X Italian Wars List of sexually active popes List of popes from the Medici family Notes Sources (English translation) Further reading Luther Martin. Luther's Correspondence and Other Contemporary Letters, 2 vols., tr. and ed. by Preserved Smith, Charles Michael Jacobs, The Lutheran Publication Society, Philadelphia, Pa. 1913, 1918. vol.I (1507–1521) and vol.2 (1521–1530) from Google Books. Reprint of Vol.1, Wipf & Stock Publishers (March 2006). Zophy, Jonathan W. A Short History of Renaissance and Reformation: Europe Dances over Fire and Water. 1996. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2003. External links Vita de Leonis X life in Latin by Paulus Jovius Henry VIII to Pope Leo X. 21 May 1521 Leo X to Frederic, Elector of Saxony. Rome, 8 July 1520 Paradoxplace Medici Popes' Page Cardinal-nephews Italian popes Clergy from Florence House of Medici 1475 births 1521 deaths Renaissance Papacy Burials at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Popes Simony 16th-century popes Italian art patrons Deaths from pneumonia in Lazio