General regulation regarding assistance to foundlings – 1923
The official closure of all foundling wheels eventually came…
Closure of foundling wheels in Italy – 1865
In Italy, following the open debate in France, the increasing…
Closure of foundling wheels in France – 1845
In 1845, in the debate between the two movements in France, the…
Foundling wheels in 1800
In the latter part of the nineteenth century there were some…
The first foundling wheel in Italy – 1198
The first wheel was introduced in Italy in 1198, allegedly when…
Immediate care and the baby’s future
Babies left in the foundling wheel were baptized and added to…
The foundling wheel – late 12th century
The first ‘foundling wheels’ were used in France at the end…
Ancient populations – prior to 4th century
Since prehistoric times to the foundling wheel, from the first…
Ancient Rome – ‘columna lactaria’
In ancient Rome abandoned infants were exposed in a public in…
Advent of Christianity – 4th century
Things changed with the advent of Christianity in the 4th century…
