Leo XII | |
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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 |
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]