Hospitals of Rome in the Early Nineteenth Century: The Apostolic Visit of 1825.
Pope Leo XII marked the 1825 Jubilee by visiting the hospitals of Rome. Italy was recovering from the French invasion that had disrupted social and religious structures. The Visitors investigated conditions, and recommended changes. By 1826, eight large hospitals were ordered to unite, but, three years later, the order was rescinded. Based on the Visit's mostly unexamined records in the Vatican Secret Archives, hospital registers, and minutes of the governing council held in the Archivio di Stato di Roma, this paper reconstructs the network of Rome's hospitals in the early 19thcentury. It also compares Roman hospitals to its Parisian counterparts, especially with respect to governance and education. Finally, it examines the merger as an early example of a practice that remains vibrant (if controversial) today.
Hannah Chair of the History of Medicine, Queen's University.
Jacalyn
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Duffin
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1825 Jubilee; Archives secrètes du Vatican; Leo XII; Léon XII; Roman hospitals; Vatican Secret Archives; apostolic visits; health facility merger; hôpitaux de Rome; jubilé de 1825; unification des hôpitaux; visites apostoliques