Pope Clement XII

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Lorenzo Corsini

Also Known As: "Clemens XII"
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Birthplace: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Death: February 06, 1740 (87)
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Place of Burial: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Immediate Family:

Son of Bartolomeo Corsini, II marchese di Sismano and Elisabetta Strozzi
Brother of Filippo Corsini, Conte Palatino and Maria Maddalena Corsini

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About Pope Clement XII

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Clement_XII

Pope Clement XII (Latin: Clemens XII; Italian: Clemente XII; 7 April 1652 – 6 February 1740), born Lorenzo Corsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1730 to his death in 1740.

Clement presided over the growth of a surplus in the papal finances. He thus became 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. In his 1738 bull In eminenti apostolatus, he provides the first public papal condemnation of Freemasonry.

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Pope Clement XII's Timeline

1652
April 7, 1652
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
1740
February 6, 1740
Age 87
Rome, Lazio, Italy
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S.Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Lazio, Italy