RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Clement XII

1652 - 1740

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Pope Clement XII (Latin: Clemens XII; Italian: Clemente XII; 7 April 1652 – 6 February 1740), born Lorenzo Corsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1730 to his death in February 1740. Clement presided over the growth of a surplus in the papal finances. He thus became known for building the new façade of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, beginning construction of the Trevi Fountain, and the purchase of Cardinal Alessandro Albani's collection of antiquities for the papal gallery. In his 1738 bull In eminenti apostolatus, he provides the first public papal condemnation of Freemasonry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Clement XII is the 95th most popular religious figure (up from 154th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Italy (up from 177th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Clement XII was most famous for being the pope when the Jesuits were suppressed by the pope.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Clement XII ranks 95 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Valentine, Saint Lawrence, Pope Pius II, Pope Innocent XI, Anthony of Padua, and Pope Leo I. After him are Benedict of Nursia, Pope Sixtus V, Pope Gregory I, Pope Sylvester I, Pope Innocent X, and Thomas the Apostle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1652, Pope Clement XII ranks 1. After him are Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine, Michel Rolle, Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard, Boris Sheremetev, Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Cornelis de Bruijn, Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate, Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental, Thomas Otway, and Johann Ernst Glück. Among people deceased in 1740, Pope Clement XII ranks 1. After him are Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick William I of Prussia, Anna of Russia, Maria Anna of Neuburg, Baji Rao I, Tahmasp II, Abbas III, Antonio Lotti, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, and Jan Kupecký.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Clement XII ranks 105 out of 5,161. Before him are Saint Valentine (226), Amedeo Modigliani (1884), Pope Pius II (1405), Pope Innocent XI (1611), Pope Leo I (390), and Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (-600). After him are Benedict of Nursia (480), Pope Sixtus V (1520), Pope Gregory I (540), Pope Sylvester I (300), Pope Innocent X (1574), and Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Clement XII ranks 35. Before him are Pope Paul III (1468), Pope Linus (1), Saint Valentine (226), Pope Pius II (1405), Pope Innocent XI (1611), and Pope Leo I (390). After him are Benedict of Nursia (480), Pope Sixtus V (1520), Pope Gregory I (540), Pope Sylvester I (300), Pope Innocent X (1574), and Pope Gregory XV (1554).

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