Pope Leo XII
Head of the Catholic Church from 1823 to 1829 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pope Leo XII (Italian: Leone XII), born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiorre Girolamo Nicola della Genga[lower-alpha 1] (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.[1]
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Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 28 September 1823 |
Papacy ended | 10 February 1829 |
Predecessor | Pius VII |
Successor | Pius VIII |
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Ordination | 4 June 1783 by Marcantonio Colonna |
Consecration | 24 February 1794 by Henry Benedict Stuart, Duke of York |
Created cardinal | 8 March 1816 by Pius VII |
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Born | Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiorre Girolamo Nicola della Genga (1760-08-02)2 August 1760 |
Died | 10 February 1829(1829-02-10) (aged 68) Rome, Papal States |
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Leo XII was in ill health from the time of his election to the papacy to his death less than 6 years later, though he was noted for enduring pain well. He was a deeply conservative ruler, who enforced many controversial laws, including one forbidding Jews to own property. Though he raised taxes, the Papal States remained financially poor.