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Alexander VIII

pope of the Catholic Church from 1689 to 1691

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Alexander VIII was a pope who led the Catholic Church for about two years in the late 1600s. His brief papacy occurred during an important period in European history when the Church's influence and relationships with various nations were shifting.

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Born: 1610
Died: 1691
Works: 4

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Decret de notre Saint Père le Pape Alexandre VIII,contre deux thèses oou propositions des Jesuites, dont l'une a été soûtenuë à Pont-à-Mousson, & l'autre à Dijon
Alexander PP. VIII. ad futuram rei memoriam
The bull of Pope Alexander VIII. Published two days before his death. Annulling all the proceedings of the French clergy, assembled at Paris, 1682
The speech of this present pope in presence of the cardinals and foreign ambassadors, in his second conclave after his election to the papacy

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Pope Alexander VIII (Italian: Alessandro VIII; 22 April 1610 – 1 February 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 1689 to his death in February 1691. He is the most recent pope to take the pontifical name "Alexander".

Alexander VIII is known for having overturned many of the policies of his predecessor, Innocent XI, deciding to indulge in nepotism in order to further enrich his family. Such nepotism exhausted the papal treasury, later forcing his successor, Innocent XII, to implement austere measures to restore the papal coffers. Despite his brief papacy, during which little of importance was undertaken, Alexander VIII is known for having condemned the doctrines of the so-called philosophical sin which was being taught in schools run by the Society of Jesus. Also during his papacy, King Louis XIV of France restored Avignon to the Holy See as a territory of the Papal States.