The Count Leopoldo Armaroli: lawyer, politician and scholar of children's exposure in Italy, between the 18th and the 19th Century

This article intends to explore the figure of the count Leopoldo Armaroli from different points of view. Armaroli, in fact, was an important lawyer, politician and scholar of children's exposure in Italy, between the 18th and the 19th Century, who has been also involved in many crucial historical events. Through the analysis of different notes and documents written by the count, previously almost unpublished, this work focuses on his contribution to the phenomenon of the abandoned children and on his bond with the opening of the Brefotrofio of Osimo. In particular, the text highlights the relationship between Armaroli and the cardinal bishop Giovanni Antonio Benvenuti, which offers an important example of useful collaboration among Church and secular authorities, in the field of public beneficence.