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…