Pope Innocent XIII

Pope Innocent XIIIAlso known as

  • Michelangelo dei Conti

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Son of the Duke of Poli. Papal nuncio at Lucerne and Lisbon. Cardinal–priest. Bishop of Osimo, Italy. Bishop of Viterbo, Italy. Pope. Regulated clerical abuses in Spain. Subsidized Venice in their conflicts with the Turks. Decided against the Jesuits in the Chinese Rites controversy. Continued the pension bestowed by his predecessor on the Stuart Pretender.

Born

Papal Ascension

Died

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MLA Citation

  • “Pope Innocent XIII“. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 February 2019. Web. 21 April 2021. <>