1810, Earliest-Born Person Ever Captured on Film. Pope Leo XIII. (1896)[4k, 60 fps, colorized] 

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This guy was born during Napoleon's reign. Yet it looks strangely like today. The past really comes alive when you see casual footage, in contrast to posed portraits.

I like how his assistant makes sure the Pope blesses his RU-vid audience

I love how this is essentially just the Pope and his homies nerding out over new tech and it just happens to be 125 years ago.

In 1962 I met my great grandmother for the one and only time. I was 5 and she was 91. The first thing she said to me was "I've spoken to someone who talked with Napoleon". I didn't have a clue who Napoleon was but if it's true, then I've spoken with someone who's talked with someone who chatted with Napoleon. 200 years covered.

This pope was 17 when Beethoven died, 39 when Chopin died, 18 when Schubert died, 46 when Schumann died, 87 when Brahms died, 76 when Liszt died. In other words, this Pope was able to witness some of the greatest composers to have lived, perform, premiere their newest compositions and read about them not as historical figures but as current peers. It’s truly an extraordinary thing to think of.

He was 5 years old when the battle of waterloo happened 🤯

Imagine trying to explain him that he'll be on RU-vid in 2021.

He was 12 in 1822, that means there were adults around him who were born in the 1740s that were telling him about the people they met who were born in 1670s and had shared stories from that time period to him

Here I am in 2021 watching video of a man who would have had childhood memories from 1815

What's amazing about Leo XIII is that he seemed to completely get the idea of a moving picture and was a natural at it. Most people still tended to keep their movements to a minimum, as if posing for a daguerreotype, whereas in these clips he grasps the quality of spectacle.

He looks like he's so entertained by the idea that this will be a photo that moves. He keeps waving like that's the important part, like if you're not displaying movement then why aren't you just taking a picture?

I’m not even religious but being blessed by someone born 200+ years ago feels like an honor

Amazing to think that when he was born Napoleon ruled an empire and Beethoven was composing symphonies. Mind blowing.

When he took off his hat to reveal his inner hat. What a boss.

When Pope Leo XIII died, my great grandmother was just a young girl. She lived to 100 years old, and died 2 months before I was born! The timelines are just amazing to ponder!

He was 11 when Napoleon died, and ended up blessing RU-vid through the camera.

Better quality than XXI Century Military UFO footage

This man’s parents lived through the French Revolution and Napoleon, and here we are watching him in his own lifetime on a combination of silicon, glass, plastic, metal and electricity. The technological advancement of the past 300 years is truly mind bending.

This is great. Leo XIII was actually a big fan of new technology and made made big strides in advocating for the coexistance of science and religion. He even constructed the Vatican Observatory which still operates to this day.

We have to appreciate that someone who was born 214 years ago was able to be caught on film

Makes you realize how even incomprehensibly historical figures looked, walked, and moved just like regular people do

When this guy was born, it's possible there was a really old person born in the 1690s still alive and he communicated with people from the 1700s

Keep in mind that Kane Tanaka, the oldest person still alive today, lived contemporaneously with this man for a few months in 1903.

Not to forget, we must appreciate the cameraman and the man behind restoring it for us to witness such a historical piece.

incredible to think that those carriage drivers and guards felt reality exactly like it feels for me right now, I can't stop thinking about how someday I'm going to join them into becoming a forgotten and nameless human being on the background of some old video.

It’s insane to think that a good amount of people who fought in WW1 weren’t born yet when this was taken

He takes full advantage of the moment understanding it's significance. At each scene he is enthusiastically blessing everyone that would see this video in the future.

Amazing footage. It seems like Pope Leo was told about the concept of moving pictures and was fascinated by it. That he is acting naturally instead of standing still as in a still photo makes this film way more interesting. Amazing that this man was alive over a century ago and was born at the beginning of the 19th century and today we get a look at him in film.

Love how the proper speed was restored to the footage.

I like how the guy goes to him to warn him about the film maker, and he's like "Oh it's that weirdo and his moving illuminaton box again".

Pope Leo XIII was 86 when he was recorded on colorized film, he was 93 when his voice was recorded in 1903 born in 1810, Leo was the oldest Pope to die in office as well, it's crazy to think a man born over 210 years ago would be recorded in colored footage!

It was drowned out by the music, but at the end I’m pretty sure he said “Make sure to smash that like button”

He was born two years before Charles Dickens, and outlived him. 🤯

the amazing thing is when this person was young, they would have directly interacted with people born in the 1700s can you believe that?! i mean thats the times of tall ships/pirates etc

My grandfather was 3 when this was recorded. And this guy was 16 when John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died. Wild.

As a young man, it's feasible he could have met someone who knew someone else who was born in the 17th century. Mind blowing.

Watching a man who was born over two centuries ago. Mind blown.

This guy knew people born in the 1700s and we are able to see him a couple hundred years later...life is but a dream

I realize this must be a digitally restored film, but the original quality is remarkable, especially considering that we're talking about a film made in 1896. Even more advanced digital restoration could eventually remove all visible flaws and let you see this as the camera lens saw it.

my grandfather was 102 when he died 1885-1987, he had my father 1933-2015 when he was 48, i came along in 1964 and i became a grandpa for a 7th time a month ago. my youngest by my 2nd wife is 14 and she could live past 2100, making 4 generations in the 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd centuries. life is amazing.

Pope Leo XIII was born in 1810, He became The Holy Father on 20th February 1878 and died 20th July 1903. I think people are confused with 1810 in the title of video, the footage date is of course 1896. Thank you for the upload, wonderful to see Pope Leo XIII of happy memory and his Blessing.

There were times, the Popemobile was not armored.

Fun Fact about this man: If you like weekends, non-working holidays, day offs, paid leaves, decent salaries, worker's rights, and labor unions, then this man is one of the proponents of why we have those things today.

Its truly mesmerising as well as extraodinary to think that we are watching someone who was born 212 years ago in RU-vid. Can't get better than that. The fact that when he was born or rather the time when he lived his life is considered one of the golden generations in world history. He is blessing each one of us in this video. Not to forget, we must appreciate the cameraman and the man behind restoring it for us to witness such a historical piece.

When this was first shown in cinemas, hundreds of people fled the cinema thinking the Pope was going to run them over.

This man was born in the Napoleonic era, and old enough to have heard Chopin live. Really astonishing to think about.

It's hard to put into words exactly what this type of experience feels like. Watching people so ancient to us now, appear so human and normal. They sway, and smile and laugh, and get uncomfortable in tight-fitting clothes. Seeing historical figures through photos removes so much humanness from them, and I think it's important to show people footage like this because it removes the barrier of history, and makes it so we're less likely to repeat atrocity when we see ourselves in the past.

It's a shame to see people spouting hatred towards Catholics in the comments and not realizing how lucky we are to have footage from before the 20th century of a man who was born during the time of Napoleon Bonaparte and Ludwig van Beethoven.

The fact that some of the younger people in the video such as the guards may have gone on to see the development of nucular bombs is insane. It's crazy to think how fast we have developed in an industrial era.

Watching old footage like this never failed to amaze me. Seeing people from the past, doing their daily activities just like us today. Some of them were lucky enough to be remembered by history books. Makes me have a thought that our existence are merely a dust in the stream of time Maybe 100 years later people in future will watch us in background of some videos and notice us as some nameless faces

Born in the age of Napoleon, ushered in the reign of Victoria, saw a unified Germany under Bismarck and Italy under Victor Emmanuel II, and spent his twilight in the dawn of the Edwardian era. Not only did Leo XIII live through one of the most eventful centuries of European and World history, but he also set several papal precedents including being the first pope to be voice-recorded and here in 1896 with filming. Only Pius IX had the honour of being the first pontiff to be photographed in 1878 shortly before his death in February of that year. This piece of film should also make us humble our understandings of those who lived before our time. It permits us to have a newer understanding of our ancestors and their lives. I have seldom seen individuals today with the amount of profound respect shown in this film to Leo XIII; Times have changed, and so have our manners.

It's mindblowing to know that this man was born 200 years ago in the era of Napoleon, and here we have live footage of him.

I love how smitten they are with the camera. It's still a novelty to them. And you get the sense he is not only waving to those alive at the time the film was made- but also to us, to posterity.

I think it's at 1:04, but I like how the guard's gesture really is relatable to us. Just the simple act of swatting at a fly, I'm guessing, brought this more to life to me.

FYI: Those cavalrymen are from the old disbanded Papal guard unit, the “Noble Guards”.

1:10 I like how the guard leaned in so he could also be immortalized

*waves hand papally* “Dont forget to liketh, shareth and subscribeth ye to our most holy channel, also have you tried manscaped?”

It always makes me sad because I feel like every generation carries a certain wisdom with them. I’m only 23 but I was fortunate to know my great-grandmother and all 4 of my great grandparents. My great-grandmother was born in 1913 and she passed away a few months before her 100th birthday. I was 16 years old at the time of her passing. What makes me sad is it’s only now I realize I should have asked her more questions. There was no language barrier but I was so young. I still though have vivid memories of going to my great-grandmother’s house and exploring all these technological trinkets I didn’t know 😂. I grew up in the States so it was hard not seeing my relatives a lot who lived 5,000 miles away in another country. It’s amazing footage like this exist. Imagine all these stories!

I particularly like the way he casually crosses his leg at 1:06. After struggling a bit with his glasses, he does it in such a relaxed and mundane way, that’s very interesting to see for someone of such reverence. He is not only waving at us, as the Pope he is blessing the future viewers. We cannot bless, but from our time we can wave back to Pope Leo. So let’s do that. 👋

This man traveled through over 200 years to be found in my RU-vid algorithm. Truly amazing.

This is crazy in itself but imagine how people watching this in 500-1000 years are gonna feel. To be able to see footage of a guy who lived hundreds of years ago is pretty mind boggling.

Not only was this Pope the earliest born person to be filmed, but he also was told of first hand experiences by his parents, who were born in the eighteenth century.

It's amazing to think how old this actually is. Really nice to be able to see such a great Pope like him in video.

Still better than regular CCTV footage in 2022.

the way he waves is so satisfying

"Hey Leo, do that hand thing again! Aww yiss!" - The cameraman, probably

To put this into perspective: At the time he was born (1810): Thomas Jefferson was 67 years old Abraham Lincoln was 1 year old At the time this was recorded (1896): Joseph Stalin was 18 years old Franklin D. Roosevelt was 14 years old H tler was 7 years old The current Pope (Francis) was born 40 years later

It’s crazy that this video was recorded when Queen Victoria was still Queen of Britain and the Pope who was in this was born when the US was only 44 years old.

This is one great example why modern technology is amazing.

I think the pope is blessing whoever is watching this footage. Wouldn’t be far from what he would do.

Pope Leo XIII was responsible for the St. Michael prayer. I never thought that I'd see a video with him in it. This is most certainly a treat! If you're not familiar with the St. Michael prayer look up the story behind it. Fascinating!

Imagine explaining to that person. That In 2024. You’d be seeing them on video 200+ years later

He’s the pope who « little » Thérèse de Lisieux asked to enter the Carmel at the age of 15. He touched the hand of one of the most loved Saints of the world and he even didn’t know who she was, probably he immediately forgot her. This gives me chill.

Pope Leo blesses people on RU-vid After almost 130 years That's insane Thank you Santo Padre!

Amazing work as always, always enjoy seeing these snippets of the past

This is so beautiful I could cry. Thank you for sharing! 💕

At 86 Pope Leo XIII looks and moves like a much younger man. I had to check Wikipedia - he lived to age 93.

Beethoven was alive when he was in his teens.

There's a world of difference between the original and this restoration.

Questo è ufficialmente il miglior canale RU-vid del mondo, sono solo per l’elevata qualità dei suoi contenuti ma anche per quella della sua community, con commenti che sono sempre spunto di riflessione.

Pope Leo was such a goodly men, his private memories confirms this... He also supposedly had a vision while celebrating mass; He in my opinion would deserve to be canonized... Requiescat in Pace

CORRECTION: This was actually filmed in 1898. Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, later known as Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903), was filmed in 1898 (not 1896, as stated in the clip), by William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson (1860-1935). Pecci was born on 2 March 1810. According to Dickson, the American Biograph company was approached by a group of Roman Catholic prelates, among them Monsignor Sebastiano Martinelli and Cardinal James Gibbons, who had been impressed by the Biograph and especially by the popular reaction to the scenes of US President McKinley. With letters of recommendation and the encouragement of the Biograph company, Dickson (by then working for Biograph's British division) went to Italy early in 1898, partnered with cameraman Emile Lauste. Up to 2½ months of negotiation followed before Dickson got permission to film a man who hadn't even posed for a photographer for eight years. In April/May 1898 he filmed eight Mutoscope rolls, using seven different camera set-ups: five in the Vatican garden and two in the upper loggia; two of the rolls appear to be a single take cut in half.

To put things into perspective: This man was about eleven when Napoleon died, 22 when Goethe passed away and 69 when Einstein was born.

The Pope just blessed us!

When this man was born, Spain was the biggest empire in the world, the third military power by land, and the second by sea (France, Britain ahead since 1788). And when Leo XIII died, Spain lost her last provinces against a raising power in the world called United States (in 1898 actually). It brings some deep thougts about history, and the present too

He’s waving to all future generations.

The horse and buggy with the soldiers is incredible.

Born 1810 and died 1903. He was only 2 when the USA declared war on Britain in 1812! His father was born in 1767 and his mother in 1772. Amazing that we can see a man whose parents were born in the 1700’s.

Thanks to this, several generations have been literally blessed by pope leo. Take a moment to appreciate this and the fact that he clearly understood the significance of this

His smile was engaging. I liked that he casually crossed his legs. I notice that when he sat down, he didn't have to worry what to do with his hat or spectacles. And he used a cane, just like any other 86-year-old man.

Incredible. It was such an unique accomplishment they even made him Pope.

Bro rockin that brand new 1886 mercedes with 2 horsepower

We live in a time where we can see the Pope in a few swift movements of our thumbs and fingers...For most Catholics, you might be so fortunate enough to see him once in your lifetime-Truly remarkable

Fun fact for Catholics and Non-Catholics: It was Pope Leo XIII who created the St. Michael prayer. ⚔🛡✝️

i love this channel so much, i always faced anciente people like myths and seeing them moving and in color looks much more real, im glad theres recordings of that time, nice work !!

I've been watching these videos till 3am the past week. I'm just blown away by these captures. Time captured here seems so relatable with these people, yet nearly 120 years ago baffles me..

The Pope you see in this video wrote the encyclical Rerum novarum (also known "on the rights and duties of capital labor), in it he both condemned socialism and predatory capitalism, recognizing property ownership but also the dignity of the working class and the common good as the purpose of the state. He also wrote another encyclical on the reading of scripture reinstating the dogma that holy scripture is inerrant, he is also the author of the prayer to Saint Michael that is now of common use everywhere, particularly at the end of the rosary. Overall I just write this here now scratching my head and wondering how is he not canonized as saint or at least beatified?

It's really incredible that the oldest born person ever filmed is the pope looking into the camera and giving all the viewers forever God's blessing in Jesus's name.

Pope Leo XIII, a People's Pope, in 1890 wrote the famous papal encyclical letter Rerum Novarum on the right of working people to a fair wage, fair conditions and to form trade unions (rights by that were by no means taken for granted by employers and governments in those days). In this clip, although surrounded by people bowing and scraping to him, he looks like an ordinary old guy who'd love a Sunday nap! As a young man, his seniors with whom he worked every day would have been people who had seen the French Revolution and the wars of Napoleon.