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Pope Innocent XII

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Innocent XII
Papacy began12 July 1691
Papacy ended27 September 1700
PredecessorPope Alexander VIII
SuccessorPope Clement XI
Personal details
Born
Antonio Pignatelli

(1615-03-13)March 13, 1615
Spinazzola, Puglia
DiedSeptember 27, 1700(1700-09-27) (aged 85)
Rome
Other popes named Innocent

Pope Innocent XII (Latin:Innocentius Duodecimus; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), bornAntonio Pignatelli, was anItaliancleric of theRoman Catholic Church and the243rdPope from 1691 to 1700.[1]

Early life

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Pignatelli was born at Spinazzola inPuglia.[2]

He was educated at theJesuit college in Rome.[2]

Pignatelli developed diplomatic experience when he was papal legate toPoland and toAustria.[3]

He gained administrative experience when he was governor ofPerugia.[3]

Bishop

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Piganatelli was madeBishop ofFaenza in 1681.Pope Innocent XI made himArchbishop ofNaples in 1687.[2]

Cardinal

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Pope Innocent XI raised Pignatelli to the rank ofCardinal in 1682.[2]

Pope

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Cardinal Pignatelli was elected pope on 12 July 1691;[2] and he chose to be called Innocent XII.

In 1692, Innocent XII issued the papal bullRomanum decet Pontificem which banned the curial office of thecardinal-nephew.[2]

Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes.[2]

In the Papal States, Innocent invested in public works. For example, he caused the harbor of Porto d'Anzo to be constructed on the ruins ofAntium. Also, he constructed the aqueduct of Civitavecchia.[4]

After his death

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The tomb of Innocent XII atSt. Peter's Basilica was sculpted byFilippo della Valle.

Related pages

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References

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Coat of arms of Innocent XII
  1. ↑"List of Popes,"Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-12-2.
  2. 1234567"Pope Innocent XII",Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-12-2.
  3. 12Chisholm, Hugh (1910).The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. Encyclopedia Britannica Company. p. 583.
  4. ↑The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. C. Knight. 1838. p. 481.

Other websites

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Media related toInnocentius XII at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by
Alexander VIII		Pope
1691–1700		Succeeded by
Clement XI
aBenedict IX appears three times per"List of Popes"...bThere is no John XX nor Benedict X
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