Pope Leo XII
Pope Leo XII (Latin: Leo Duodecimus; 22 August 1760 – 10 February 1829), born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola Sermattei della Genga, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 253rd Pope from 1823 to 1829.[1]
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Papacy began | 28 September 1823 |
Papacy ended | 10 February 1829 |
Predecessor | Pope Pius VII |
Successor | Pope Pius VIII |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola Sermattei della Genga |
Born | Genga (near Spoleto) | 22 August 1760
Died | Rome, Papal States | 10 February 1829
Other popes named Leo |
Life
changeDella Genga was born in a family of Papal States nobility.[2]
Priest
changeDella Genga was ordained as a priest in 1783.[2]
Pope Pius VII made him his private secretary.[2]
Bishop
changeIn 1793, he was made Archbishop of Tyre; and he was sent as papal nuncio to Lucerne.[2]
He was the papal nuncio in Cologne between 1794 and 1805.[2]
After 1805, he retired to the abbey of Monticelli near Florence.[2]
Cardinal
changeTn 1816, Pius VII created him cardinal.[2]
In 1820, Cardinal della Genga became Vicar-General of Rome.[2]
Pope
changeCardinal della Genga was elected pope 1n September 1823.[3]
Related pages
changeReferences
changeOther websites
changeMedia related to Leo XII at Wikimedia Commons
- . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
- "Leo XII", Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
- Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Leo XII
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Cardinal della Genga Archived 2014-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
Preceded by Pius VII |
Pope 1823–1829 |
Succeeded by Pius VIII |