Pope Leo XII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1823 to 1829

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]

Pope

Leo XII
Bishop of Rome
Papacy began28 September 1823
Papacy ended10 February 1829
PredecessorPope Pius VII
SuccessorPope Pius VIII
Personal details
Born
Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola Sermattei della Genga

(1760-08-22)22 August 1760
Genga (near Spoleto)
Died(1829-02-10)10 February 1829
Rome, Papal States
Other popes named Leo

Della Genga was born in a family of Papal States nobility.[2]

Priest

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Della Genga was ordained as a priest in 1783.[2]

Pope Pius VII made him his private secretary.[2]

Bishop

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In 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

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Tn 1816, Pius VII created him cardinal.[2]

In 1820, Cardinal della Genga became Vicar-General of Rome.[2]

Cardinal della Genga was elected pope 1n September 1823.[3]

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References

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The Coat of Arms of Leo XII
  1. "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-8.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Pope Leo XII", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-8.
  3. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1839). "Leo XII", Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 13, p. 428.

Other websites

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  Media related to Leo XII at Wikimedia Commons

  •   "Pope Leo XII" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
  • "Leo XII", Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
  • Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Leo XII
  • Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal della Genga Archived 2014-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
Preceded by
Pius VII
Pope
1823–1829
Succeeded by
Pius VIII