# Pope Leo — Hadrian the Seventh character guide

> Pope Leo in Hadrian the Seventh by Frederick Rolfe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Leo, Pope Leo, the dead Leo

**First appearance:** 0005-ii

## Who they are

The deceased pope whose death leads to the conclave.

## Relationships

### [Signor Cabelli](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadrian_the_seventh_se/characters/signor_cabelli)

_professional_

A formal working relationship within the Vatican bureaucracy, with Cabelli as a functionary under Pope Leo.

### [Mrs. Crowe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadrian_the_seventh_se/characters/mrs_crowe)

_social_

A distant acquaintance, likely through Church social circles, with little personal warmth.

### [George Semphill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadrian_the_seventh_se/characters/george_semphill)

_professional_

Allies in Church politics, working together to maintain traditional power structures.

### [Jerry Sant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadrian_the_seventh_se/characters/jerry_sant)

_social_

A brief and formal acquaintance, with Jerry Sant appearing in the papal household as a minor figure.

### [Signor Cabelli](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadrian_the_seventh_se/characters/signor_cabelli)

_professional_

A formal working relationship within the Vatican bureaucracy, with Cabelli as a functionary under Pope Leo.

### [Jerry Sant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadrian_the_seventh_se/characters/jerry_sant)

_social_

A brief and formal acquaintance, with Jerry Sant appearing in the papal household as a minor figure.

### [George Semphill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadrian_the_seventh_se/characters/george_semphill)

_professional_

Allies in Church politics, working together to maintain traditional power structures.

### [George Semphill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadrian_the_seventh_se/characters/george_semphill)

_professional_

Allies in Church politics, working together to maintain traditional power structures.

### [Jerry Sant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadrian_the_seventh_se/characters/jerry_sant)

_social_

A brief and formal acquaintance, with Jerry Sant appearing in the papal household as a minor figure.

### [Mrs. Crowe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadrian_the_seventh_se/characters/mrs_crowe)

_social_

A distant acquaintance, likely through Church social circles, with little personal warmth.

## Links

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