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Pope Clement XII
Religious Leader
1652 – 1740
Who was Pope Clement XII?
Pope Clement XII, born Lorenzo Corsini, was the head of the Catholic Church from 12 July 1730 to his death in 1740.
Born in Florence, the son of Bartolomeo Corsini, Marquis of Casigliano and his wife Isabella Strozzi, sister of the Duke of Bagnuolo, Corsini had been an aristocratic lawyer and financial manager under preceding pontiffs. He is known for building the new façade of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, beginning construction of the Trevi Fountain, and the purchase of Cardinal Alessandro Albani's collection of antiquities for the papal gallery. He was created Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna in 1706.
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- Born
- Apr 7, 1652
Florence - Also known as
- Lorenzo Corsini
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Education
- University of Pisa
- Lived in
- Florence
- Died
- Feb 6, 1740
Rome
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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