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Clement XII

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Also known as Pope Clement XII, pape Clément XII, Klemens XII. Papst, Clemens PP. XII, Pope Clemente XII, ‏ papa Clemente‏ XII, Pope Benedict XII, pape Clement XII

pope of the Catholic Church from 1730 to 1740

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Lorenzo Corsini, born in Florence in 1652, was a Catholic priest, bishop, governor, and Pope. A member of the House of Corsini and the House of Orsini, he held the noble title of count. He was educated at the University of Pisa and the Pontifical Gregorian University. Corsini served as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals and participated in the 1721, 1724, and 1730 papal conclaves. He was also a member of the Accademia della Crusca.

Corsini died in Rome in 1740 and is buried in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran. His work location included Rome and the Papal States. He spoke Latin and suffered from blindness. His consecrators were Flavio Chigi and Francesco Martelli. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. He is recognized in the Popes collection.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Florence
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
Catholic bishop
Educated at
Pontifical Gregorian University
Languages spoken
Latin
Religion
Catholic Church
Award
Supreme Order of Christ
Participant in
1721 papal conclave
Family
House of Corsini
Noble title
count
Image
Agostino Masucci – Portrait of Pope Clement XII, seated.jpg
Motto
Dabis discernere inter malum et bonum
Work location
Papal States
Residence
Florence
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place of burial
Archbasilica of St. John Lateran
Commons category
Clemens XII
date of birth
1652-04-16
date of death
1740-02-08
topic's main category
Category:Pope Clement XII
medical condition
blindness
member of
Accademia della Crusca
birth name
Lorenzo Corsini
described by source
Wikitólica
consecrator
Francesco Martelli
name in native language
Clemens PP. XII
start of work period
1672-01-01
end of work period
1740-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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