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Alexander VII

Also known as Pope Alexander VII, Philomathus, papa Alessandro‏ ‎VII, pape Alexandre VII, Alexander VII. Papst

pope of the Catholic Church from 1655 to 1667

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Alexander VII was a pope who led the Catholic Church for twelve years, from 1655 until his death in 1667. As head of the Church during this period, he made decisions that shaped Catholic policies and the Church's role in European affairs of the time.

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Alexander VII is indexed among the 268 entries in Vinony's Popes collection.

Vinony's link graph records 991 inbound references to Alexander VII, and connects out to Clement IX, Roman Catholic Diocese of Imola and Latin.

It sits within the topics 1599 births, 1667 deaths and 17th-century Italian cardinals.

Vinony links it to 73 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Fabio
Gender: male
Citizenship: Papal States
Place of birth: Siena
Place of death: Rome
Occupation: Catholic bishop
Position held: inquisitor
Educated at: University of Siena
Languages spoken: Latin
Religion: Catholic Church
Participant in: 1655 papal conclave
Family: House of Chigi
Image: Portrait of Pope Alexander VII Chigi (by Giovanni Battista Gaulli - Baciccio).jpg
Work location: Cologne

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described by source: Wikitólica
place of burial: St. Peter's Basilica
Commons category: Alexander VII
date of birth: 1599-02-13
date of death: 1667-05-22
topic's main category: Category:Pope Alexander VII
birth name: Fabio Chigi
name in native language: Alexander PP. VII
start of work period: 1620-01-01
end of work period: 1667-01-01

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Encyclopedic overview

Pope Alexander VII (Italian: Alessandro VII; 13 February 1599 – 22 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death, in May 1667.

He began his career as a vice-papal legate, and he held various diplomatic positions in the Holy See. He was ordained as a priest in 1634, and he became bishop of Nardo in 1635. He was later transferred in 1652, and he became bishop of Imola. Pope Innocent X made him secretary of state in 1651 and, in 1652, he was appointed a cardinal.

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