Clement XIII

pope

Also known as: Carlo della Torre Rezzonico

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Clement XIII (born March 7, 1693, Venice—died Feb. 2, 1769, Rome) was the pope from 1758 to 1769. In 1716 Rezzonico, who had studied under the Jesuits in Bologna, was ordained and appointed governor of Rieti, in the Papal States, becoming governor of Fano in 1721. He then served numerous church offices and was made cardinal by Pope Clement XII in 1737. On July 6, 1758, he was elected pope at a time when anti-Romanism...

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