Leo XII

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1823.09.28 to 1829.02.10
 Pope #252
 Pius VII (1800-1823)
Pius VIII (1829-1830)

Annibale delle Genga
1760.08.22 in Castello della Genga (Spoleto), Italy
1829.02.10 in Rome

Pope Leo XII

Biography:

Born in Genga, Italy.

Forbid vaccination

He forbid vaccination against smallpox during an epidemic, stating that it was 'against the natural law'.

Jewish ghettos

Leo XII continued a policy of enforcing Jews into ghettos within Rome, some areas surrounded by high walls. Doctors were forbidden from treating Jews unless they converted. Every Monday, 3 to 4 Jewish children were taken from the ghetto in Rome, baptised and raised to be Christian. Objectors were sent before the Papal Inquisition. Any Jew who insults the Roman church by word or deed was put to death. Judgment requiring just two witnesses.

Death

Leo XII's rule was described as a tyranny, running the Papal States as a police regime. News of his death resulted in rejoicing in the streets.

Rulers & Events:

1814-1861: Italy divided into petty states

1815-1824: King of France, Louis XVIII (restored)

1820-1830: King of United Kingdom, George IV

1824-1830: King of France, Charles X