St. Philip Neri (1515–95) was an Italian priest, mystic, and founder of the Congregation of the Oratory (Oratorians) during the Counter-Reformation. In 1595 he helped influence Pope Clement VIII to absolve King Henry IV of France from excommunication, which had occurred amid the French Wars of Religion between Protestants and Roman Catholics.
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