RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Clement IX

1600 - 1669

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Pope Clement IX (Latin: Clemens IX; Italian: Clemente IX; 28 January 1600 – 9 December 1669), born Giulio Rospigliosi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 20 June 1667 to his death in December 1669. Giulio Rospigliosi was born into the noble Rospigliosi family in 1600 and studied at the Seminario Romano and the University of Pisa. He held various positions in the Church, including Titular Archbishop of Tarsus and Apostolic Nuncio to Spain. As a man of letters, he wrote poetry, dramas, and libretti, and was a patron of the artist Nicolas Poussin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Clement IX is the 147th most popular religious figure (up from 182nd in 2019), the 150th most popular biography from Italy (up from 210th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Clement IX is most famous for his role in the suppression of the Jesuits in 1773.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Clement IX ranks 147 out of 3,187. Before him are Francis Xavier, Pope Clement VI, Pope Nicholas V, Pope John XXII, Pope Clement X, and Maimonides. After him are Martin of Tours, Pope Boniface VIII, Huldrych Zwingli, Bahá'u'lláh, Pope Innocent IX, and Pope Innocent VI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1600, Pope Clement IX ranks 2. Before him is Charles I of England. After him are Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Claude Lorrain, Lorenzo Ruiz, Sawney Bean, Marie de Rohan, False Dmitry II, Nicolas Sanson, Simeon Bekbulatovich, Gabriel Naudé, and Cristóbal de Morales. Among people deceased in 1669, Pope Clement IX ranks 2. Before him is Rembrandt. After him are Henrietta Maria of France, Pietro da Cortona, François l'Olonnais, Antonio Cesti, Maria Miloslavskaya, Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Oboi, Arnold Geulincx, Gaspar de Crayer, and François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Clement IX ranks 150 out of 5,161. Before him are Zeno of Elea (-490), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Antoninus Pius (86), Pope Nicholas V (1397), Paolo Veronese (1528), and Pope Clement X (1590). After him are Antonio Stradivari (1644), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Innocent IX (1519), Pope-elect Stephen (700), Pope Innocent XIII (1655), and Carlo Ancelotti (1959).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Clement IX ranks 63. Before him are Pope Marcellus II (1501), Pope Formosus (816), Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Pope Nicholas V (1397), and Pope Clement X (1590). After him are Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Innocent IX (1519), Pope-elect Stephen (700), Pope Innocent XIII (1655), Pope Anacletus (1), and Pope Gregory IX (1160).

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