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Also known as

• Pietro Francesco Orsini

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Dominican. Bishop of Manfredonia, Italy. Bishop of Cesena. Bishop of Benevento. Cardinal in 1672. Pope. A disciplinarian, instituting numerous reforms, and requiring absolute opposition to Jansenism. He lacked firmness in international matters, settling the controversy between the kings of Naples, Savoy, and Portugal in an indecisive manner. His reputation suffered through misplaced trust in Cardinal Coscia.

Born

• 1649 in Gravina, Naples, Italy as Pietro Francesco Orsini

Papal Ascension

• 1724

Died

• 1730 in Rome, Italy of natural causes

Additional Information

• Catholic-Hiearchy.Org
• New Catholic Dictionary

Canonizations

• Pope Saint Gregory VII
• Saint Agnes of Montepulciano
• Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
• Saint John Nepomucene
• Saint Margaret of Cortona
• Saint Peregrine Laziosi
• Saint Stanislaus Kostka

Beatifications

• Saint Vincent de Paul

Founded

• Diocese of Aberdeen, Scotland

Elevated

Works