RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Innocent XI

1611 - 1689

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Pope Innocent XI (Latin: Innocentius XI; Italian: Innocenzo XI; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 September 1676 until his death on 12 August 1689. Political and religious tensions with Louis XIV of France were a constant preoccupation for Innocent XI. Within the Papal States, he lowered taxes, produced a surplus in the papal budget and repudiated nepotism within the Church. Innocent XI was frugal in his governance of the Papal States, his methods evident in matters ranging from his manner of dress to a wide range of standards of personal behavior consistent with his conception of Christian values. Once he was elected to the papacy, he applied himself to moral and administrative reform of the Roman Curia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Innocent XI is the 92nd most popular religious figure (up from 170th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 190th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Innocent XI was most famous for the long reign he had. He was pope for 34 years, which is one of the longest reigns in papal history. He also was known for his work against the Turks.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Innocent XI ranks 92 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Paul III, Pope Linus, Hildegard of Bingen, Saint Valentine, Saint Lawrence, and Pope Pius II. After him are Anthony of Padua, Pope Leo I, Pope Clement XII, Benedict of Nursia, Pope Sixtus V, and Pope Gregory I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1611, Pope Innocent XI ranks 1. After him are Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, Evliya Çelebi, Chongzhen Emperor, Johannes Hevelius, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne, Safi of Persia, John Pell, Marie Louise Gonzaga, Cecilia Renata of Austria, Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Carlo Rainaldi. Among people deceased in 1689, Pope Innocent XI ranks 2. Before him is Christina, Queen of Sweden. After him are Marie Louise d’Orléans, Sambhaji, Khushal Khattak, Aşub Sultan, Aphra Behn, Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria, Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Pjetër Bogdani, Kazimierz Łyszczyński, and Jean-Baptiste Tavernier.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Innocent XI ranks 102 out of 5,161. Before him are Giacomo Casanova (1725), Pope Paul III (1468), Pope Linus (1), Saint Valentine (226), Amedeo Modigliani (1884), and Pope Pius II (1405). After him are Pope Leo I (390), Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (-600), Pope Clement XII (1652), Benedict of Nursia (480), Pope Sixtus V (1520), and Pope Gregory I (540).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Innocent XI ranks 33. Before him are Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Pope Pius V (1504), Pope Paul III (1468), Pope Linus (1), Saint Valentine (226), and Pope Pius II (1405). After him are Pope Leo I (390), Pope Clement XII (1652), Benedict of Nursia (480), Pope Sixtus V (1520), Pope Gregory I (540), and Pope Sylvester I (300).

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