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Innocent XIII | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
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Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 8 May 1721 |
Papacy ended | 7 March 1724 |
Predecessor | Clement XI |
Successor | Benedict XIII |
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Orders | |
Ordination | c. 1690 |
Consecration | 16 June 1695 by Galeazzo Marescotti |
Created cardinal | 7 June 1706 by Clement XI |
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Born | Michelangelo dei Conti 13 May 1655 |
Died | 7 March 1724 Rome, Papal States | (aged 68)
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Other popes named Innocent |
Papal styles of Pope Innocent XIII | |
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Reference style | His Holiness |
Spoken style | Your Holiness |
Religious style | Holy Father |
Posthumous style | None |
Pope Innocent XIII (Latin: Innocentius XIII; Italian: Innocenzo XIII; 13 May 1655 – 7 March 1724), born as Michelangelo dei Conti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 May 1721 to his death in March 1724.[1] He is the most recent pope to date[update] to take the pontifical name of "Innocent" upon his election.
Pope Innocent XIII was reform-oriented, and he imposed new standards of frugality, abolishing excessive spending. He took steps to end the practice of nepotism by issuing a decree which forbade his successors from granting land, offices or income to any relatives – something opposed by many cardinals who hoped that they might become pope and benefit their families.[2]