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Pope Innocent XIII

1655 - 1724

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Pope Innocent XIII (Latin: Innocentius XIII; Italian: Innocenzo XIII; 13 May 1655 – 7 March 1724), born as Michelangelo dei Conti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 May 1721 to his death in March 1724. He remains the most recent pope to take the pontifical name "Innocent". Pope Innocent XIII was reform-oriented, and imposed new standards of frugality, abolishing excessive spending. He took steps to end the practice of nepotism by issuing a decree which forbade his successors from granting land, offices or income to any relatives – something opposed by many cardinals who hoped they might become pope and benefit their families. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Innocent XIII is the 158th most popular religious figure (up from 215th in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from Italy (up from 243rd in 2019) and the 67th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Innocent XIII is most famous for issuing the papal bull, Unigenitus, in 1713. This bull condemned Jansenism, a theological movement that was seen as a threat to the Catholic Church.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Innocent XIII ranks 158 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Innocent IX, Pope Innocent VI, Philip the Apostle, Pope-elect Stephen, Bartholomew I of Constantinople, and Ambrose. After him are John Chrysostom, Esther, Albertus Magnus, Hasan ibn Ali, Arius, and Pope Anacletus.

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Among people born in 1655, Pope Innocent XIII ranks 1. After him are Bartolomeo Cristofori, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg, Charles XI of Sweden, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Christian Thomasius, Zumbi, Rinaldo d'Este, Johann Christoph Denner, Jean-François Regnard, Ferdinand Kettler, and Bernard de Montfaucon. Among people deceased in 1724, Pope Innocent XIII ranks 1. After him are Gyeongjong of Joseon, Louis I of Spain, Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours, Johann Homann, Princess Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Marie of Lorraine, Edward Low, Benedetto Luti, and Glückel of Hameln.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Innocent XIII ranks 155 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Clement X (1590), Pope Clement IX (1600), Antonio Stradivari (1644), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Innocent IX (1519), and Pope-elect Stephen (700). After him are Carlo Ancelotti (1959), Donato Bramante (1443), Michael Collins (1930), Pope Anacletus (1), Pope Gregory IX (1160), and Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Innocent XIII ranks 67. Before him are Pope Nicholas V (1397), Pope Clement X (1590), Pope Clement IX (1600), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Innocent IX (1519), and Pope-elect Stephen (700). After him are Pope Anacletus (1), Pope Gregory IX (1160), Pope Eugene IV (1383), Pope Benedict IX (1012), Agatha of Sicily (235), and Pope Adrian I (700).

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