Leo XII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1823 to 1829

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Leo XII was a Pope of the Catholic Church who led the church from 1823 to 1829 during a period of significant political change in Europe. His papacy mattered because, as head of the Catholic Church during this era, his decisions and leadership influenced millions of believers and the church's institutional position during a time of shifting power and nationalism across the continent.

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Born: 1760
Died: 1829
Works: 21

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Ragguaglio tratto dall'autentico processo formalmente costruito dall'eminentiss. e reverendiss. sig. cardinale Annibale della Genga, vicario generale e giudice ordinario in Roma e suo distretto
De iubilaei extensione ad universum catholicum gregem
Instructions en forme de catéchisme sur le jubilé
Instructions en forme de catéchisme sur le jubilé
Instructions en forme de catéchisme sur le jubilé

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Pope Leo XII (Italian: Leone XII; born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiorre Girolamo Nicola della Genga; 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 was in ill health from the time of his election to the papacy to his death less than six 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.