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Pope Innocent XII
(
Latin
:
Innocentius Duodecimus
; 13 March 1615 ? 27 September 1700), born
Antonio Pignatelli
, was an
Italian
cleric
of the
Roman Catholic Church
and the
243rd
Pope
from 1691 to 1700.
[1]
Pignatelli was born at Spinazzola in
Puglia
.
[2]
He was educated at the
Jesuit
college in Rome.
[2]
Pignatelli developed diplomatic experience when he was papal legate to
Poland
and to
Austria
.
[3]
He gained administrative experience when he was governor of
Perugia
.
[3]
Piganatelli was made
Bishop
of
Faenza
in 1681.
Pope Innocent XI
made him
Archbishop
of
Naples
in 1687.
[2]
Pope Innocent XI
raised Pignatelli to the rank of
Cardinal
in 1682.
[2]
Cardinal Pignatelli was elected pope on 12 July 1691;
[2]
and he chose to be called Innocent XII.
In 1692, Innocent XII issued the papal bull
Romanum decet Pontificem
which banned the curial office of the
cardinal-nephew
.
[2]
Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes.
[2]
In the Papal States, Innocent invested in public works. For example, he caused the harbor of Porto d'Anzo to be constructed on the ruins of
Antium
. Also, he constructed the aqueduct of Civitavecchia.
[4]
The tomb of Innocent XII at
St. Peter's Basilica
was sculpted by
Filippo della Valle
.
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