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Pope Leo XII (Italian: Leone XII), born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiorre Girolamo Nicola della Genga (pronunciation ⓘ; 2 August 1760 – 10 February 1829), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 28 September 1823 to his death in February 1829.
Leo XII (born Aug. 22, 1760, near Spoleto, Papal States [Italy]—died Feb. 10, 1829, Rome) was the pope from 1823 to 1829. Ordained in 1783, della Genga became private secretary to Pope Pius VI, who in 1793 sent him as ambassador to Lucerne, Switz.
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Leader of the Roman Catholic Church from 1823 to his death in 1829, Pope Leo XII (1760–1829) ruled during a time when the traditional balance of power between the Church and the governments of Europe had shifted in the wake of the secularizing influences of the Enlightenment.
Leo XII was the 252nd pope to serve as the leader of the Catholic Church and the 12th to assume the papal name of Leo. Born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della Genga, he ascended to the papacy in 1823, embarking on a tenure that would last until his death in 1829.
Leo XII [ AR - DE - EN - ES - FR - IT - LA - PT] Leo XII 252nd Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 28.IX, 5.X.1823: End Pontificate: 10.II.1829 ...
LEO XII, POPE. Pontificate: Sept. 28, 1823, to Feb. 10, 1829; b. Annibale Della Genga at Castello della Genga, near Spoleto, Italy, Aug. 22, 1760. Prepapal Career. After early studies in Osimo, he attended in Rome the Collegio Piceno and the Accademia dei Nobili Ecclesiastici. Soon after ordination (1783) he was made a secret chamberlain to ...
Pope Leo XII - 1824. ON HIS ASSUMING THE PONTIFICATE. To All Patriarchs, Primates, Archbishops, and Bishops. Venerable Brothers, We Give You Greeting and Our Apostolic Blessing.
