Pope Clement XII
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Pope Clement XII was an 18th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his administrative reforms, promotion of arts and architecture in Rome, and significant influence on Catholic devotional practices.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pope Clement XII canonical | 5 |
| Clemens XII | 1 |
| Clemente XII | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Pope Clement XII Context triple: [Stations of the Cross, standardNumberStandardizedBy, Pope Clement XII]
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Pope Alexander VII
Pope Alexander VII was a 17th-century head of the Catholic Church and patron of Baroque art and architecture, noted for his extensive urban and artistic projects in Rome.
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Pope Paul IV
Pope Paul IV was a 16th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his harshly conservative reforms, strong support of the Roman Inquisition, and opposition to Protestantism and Spanish influence in Italy.
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Pope Pius IV
Pope Pius IV was a 16th-century head of the Catholic Church best known for guiding the Counter-Reformation and confirming the doctrinal and disciplinary reforms that shaped modern Roman Catholicism.
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Pope Paul V
Pope Paul V was a 17th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his role in the Counter-Reformation and for overseeing major architectural projects in Rome, including the completion of St. Peter's Basilica.
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Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII was a 17th-century head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States, known for his extensive patronage of Baroque art and architecture and his involvement in the Galileo affair.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pope Clement XII Target entity description: Pope Clement XII was an 18th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his administrative reforms, promotion of arts and architecture in Rome, and significant influence on Catholic devotional practices.
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Pope Alexander VII
Pope Alexander VII was a 17th-century head of the Catholic Church and patron of Baroque art and architecture, noted for his extensive urban and artistic projects in Rome.
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Pope Paul IV
Pope Paul IV was a 16th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his harshly conservative reforms, strong support of the Roman Inquisition, and opposition to Protestantism and Spanish influence in Italy.
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Pope Pius IV
Pope Pius IV was a 16th-century head of the Catholic Church best known for guiding the Counter-Reformation and confirming the doctrinal and disciplinary reforms that shaped modern Roman Catholicism.
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Pope Paul V
Pope Paul V was a 17th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his role in the Counter-Reformation and for overseeing major architectural projects in Rome, including the completion of St. Peter's Basilica.
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Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII was a 17th-century head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States, known for his extensive patronage of Baroque art and architecture and his involvement in the Galileo affair.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic cleric
ⓘ
human ⓘ pope ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pope Clement XII
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surface form:
Clemens XII
Pope Clement XII ⓘ
surface form:
Clemente XII
|
| appointedCardinalBy | Pope Clement XI ⓘ |
| architecturalPatronage |
completion of the façade of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
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rebuilding of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran’s façade ⓘ works on the Trevi Fountain in Rome ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1652-04-07 ⓘ |
| birthName | Lorenzo Corsini ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Florence
ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Tuscany ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
St. Peter's Basilica
ⓘ
surface form:
Basilica of Saint Peter
|
| condemned |
Freemasons
ⓘ
surface form:
Freemasonry
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1740-02-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Papal States
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| devotionalInfluence | promotion of public devotions and jubilees ⓘ |
| education | University of Pisa ⓘ |
| endTime | pontificate:1740-02-06 ⓘ |
| familyName | Corsini ⓘ |
| healthIssue | blindness in later years ⓘ |
| issuedDocument | In eminenti apostolatus specula ⓘ |
| issuedDocumentDate | In eminenti apostolatus specula:1738-04-28 ⓘ |
| issuedDocumentType | papal bull ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms in the Papal States
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condemnation of Freemasonry ⓘ influence on Catholic devotional practices ⓘ promotion of arts and architecture in Rome ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| nobleFamily | Corsini family ⓘ |
| occupation | canon lawyer ⓘ |
| papalNumber | 246th pope ⓘ |
| patronOf |
architecture in Rome
ⓘ
arts in Rome ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Pope
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surface form:
Bishop of Rome
Pope ⓘ Sovereign of the Papal States ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Benedict XIII ⓘ |
| reformed |
Papal finances
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administration of the Papal States ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| startTime | pontificate:1730-07-12 ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Benedict XIV ⓘ |
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Subject: Pope Clement XII Description of subject: Pope Clement XII was an 18th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his administrative reforms, promotion of arts and architecture in Rome, and significant influence on Catholic devotional practices.
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