Pope Clement XII
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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 February 1740.
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Clement XII | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 12 July 1730 |
Papacy ended | 6 February 1740 |
Predecessor | Benedict XIII |
Successor | Benedict XIV |
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Consecration | 18 June 1690 by Flavio Chigi |
Created cardinal | 17 May 1706 by Clement XI |
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Born | Lorenzo Corsini (1652-04-07)7 April 1652 |
Died | 6 February 1740(1740-02-06) (aged 87) Rome, Papal States |
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Motto | Dabis discernere inter malum et bonum (Distinguish between good and evil)[1] |
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Clement presided over the growth of a surplus in the papal finances. He thus became known for building the new façade of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, beginning construction of the Trevi Fountain,[2] 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.