Pope Innocent XIII (May 13, 1655 – March 7, 1724) was pope from 1721 until his death.
He was born
Michelangelo Conti in
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, near
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Pope Innocent IIIPope Innocent III was Pope from 8 January 1198 until his death. He was born with the name Lotario de Conti.-Early life and election to the Papacy:Lotario de' Conti was born Gavignano, near Anagni...
(1198–1216),
Pope Gregory IXPope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti, was pope from March 19, 1227 to August 22, 1241.The successor of Pope Honorius III , he fully inherited the traditions of Pope Gregory VII and of his uncle Pope Innocent III , and zealously continued their policy of Papal supremacy.-Early life:Ugolino was...
(1227–1241) and
Pope Alexander IVPope Alexander IV was Pope from 1254 until his death.Born as Rinaldo di Jenne, in Jenne, near Anagni, he was, on his mother's side, a member of the de' Conti di Segni family, the counts of Segni, like Pope Innocent III and Pope Gregory IX...
(1254-1261), he was a member of the family of the Conti, counts and dukes of Segni. He included the family crest in his Pontifical coats of arms.
He became
Cardinal-PriestA cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and making themselves available...
of
Santi Quirico e GiulittaThe titular church is of Santi Quirico e Giulitta in Rome is named after the son and mother who were martyred in 304 AD in Tarsus. The church is located in central Rome in front of Trajan's Forum. The address is:Via di Tor de’ Conti 31/A, 00184.Today the church is administered by the Third Order...
under
Pope Clement XIPope Clement XI , born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was Pope from 1700 until his death.-Early life:...
(1700–21) in 1706.
Pope Innocent XIII (May 13, 1655 – March 7, 1724) was pope from 1721 until his death.
He was born
Michelangelo Conti in
PoliPoli is a small village in Lazio, Italy. It is situated approximately 20 miles east of Rome with 2,297 inhabitants covering an area of 21 km²....
, near
RomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated municipality , with over 2.7 million residents in , while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 3.46 million. The metropolitan area of Rome is estimated by OECD to have a population of 3.7 million...
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Pope Innocent IIIPope Innocent III was Pope from 8 January 1198 until his death. He was born with the name Lotario de Conti.-Early life and election to the Papacy:Lotario de' Conti was born Gavignano, near Anagni...
(1198–1216),
Pope Gregory IXPope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti, was pope from March 19, 1227 to August 22, 1241.The successor of Pope Honorius III , he fully inherited the traditions of Pope Gregory VII and of his uncle Pope Innocent III , and zealously continued their policy of Papal supremacy.-Early life:Ugolino was...
(1227–1241) and
Pope Alexander IVPope Alexander IV was Pope from 1254 until his death.Born as Rinaldo di Jenne, in Jenne, near Anagni, he was, on his mother's side, a member of the de' Conti di Segni family, the counts of Segni, like Pope Innocent III and Pope Gregory IX...
(1254-1261), he was a member of the family of the Conti, counts and dukes of Segni. He included the family crest in his Pontifical coats of arms.
He became
Cardinal-PriestA cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and making themselves available...
of
Santi Quirico e GiulittaThe titular church is of Santi Quirico e Giulitta in Rome is named after the son and mother who were martyred in 304 AD in Tarsus. The church is located in central Rome in front of Trajan's Forum. The address is:Via di Tor de’ Conti 31/A, 00184.Today the church is administered by the Third Order...
under
Pope Clement XIPope Clement XI , born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was Pope from 1700 until his death.-Early life:...
(1700–21) in 1706. From 1697 to 1710 he acted as papal
nuncioNuncio is an ecclesiastical diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin word, Nuntius, meaning "envoy." This article addresses this title as well as derived similar titles, all within the structure of the Roman Catholic Church....
to the Kingdom of
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, where he is believed to have formed those unfavourable impressions of the Jesuits which afterwards influenced his conduct towards them. In 1721 his high reputation for ability, learning, purity, and a kindly disposition secured his election to succeed Clement XI as Pope Innocent XIII. His pontificate was prosperous, but comparatively uneventful.
Innocent XIII prohibited the Jesuits from prosecuting their mission in
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, and ordered that no new members should be received into the order. This indication of his sympathies encouraged some
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bishops to approach him with a petition for the recall of the
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UnigenitusUnigenitus , an apostolic constitution in the form of a papal bull promulgated by Pope Clement XI in 1713, opened the final phase of the Jansenist controversy in France...
by which
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had been condemned; the request, however, was peremptorily denied.
Innocent XIII, like his predecessor, showed much favour to
James Francis Edward StuartPrince James, Prince of Wales was the son of the deposed James II and VII...
, the "Old Pretender" to the British throne and liberally supported him. The Pope's cousin, Francesco Maria Conti, from
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, became chamberlain of James' little court in the Roman
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.