Pope Innocent XI
Innocent XI | |
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| Papacy began | 21 September 1676 |
| Papacy ended | 12 August 1689 |
| Predecessor | Pope Clement X |
| Successor | Pope Alexander VIII |
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| Born | Benedetto Odescalchi May 16, 1611 Como. Italy |
| Died | August 12, 1689 (aged 78) Rome |
| Other popes named Innocent | |
Pope Innocent XI (Latin: Innocentius Undecimus; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 240th Pope from 1676 to 1689.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Benedetto Odescalchi was born at Como in 1611.[2] He was the son of a Como nobleman, Livio Odescalchi
Cardinal
[change | change source]In 1645, Pope Innocent X raised Odescalchi to the rank of cardinal.[2]
Bishop
[change | change source]Pope
[change | change source]Cardinal Odescalchi was elected pope on 21 September 1676;[3] and he chose to be called Innocent XI.
Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes,[2] chiefly with Louis XIV of France[4]
In December 1688, Innocent received the diplomatic mission sent to the Vatican by Narai, the King of Siam.[5]
After his death
[change | change source]After Innocent XI in 1689, he was buried in St. Peter's Basilica.[2]
The process of canonization was begun in 1714 and suspended in 1744. Pope Pius XII announced his beatification in 1956.[6]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
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- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-12-1.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Blessed Pope Innocent XI", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-12-1.
- ↑ Chisholm, Hugh (1910). The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. Encyclopedia Britannica Company. p. 582.
- ↑ The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. C. Knight. 1838. p. 481.
- ↑ Smithies, Michael and Luigi Bressan. (2001). Siam and the Vatican in the Seventeenth Century, p. 98.
- ↑ "Blessed Pope Innocent XI," Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine Catholic News Agency ; retrieved 2011-12-2.
Other websites
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Media related to Innocentius XI at Wikimedia Commons
. Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.- Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Innocent XI
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Odescalchi Archived 2003-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Video footage showing the beatification of Pope Innocent XI
| Preceded by Clement X |
Pope 1676–1689 |
Succeeded by Alexander VIII |
