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Pope Clement X (Latin: Clemens X; Italian: Clemente X; 13 July 1590 – 22 July 1676), born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 April 1670 to his death, in July 1676. Elected pope at age 79, he has since been ranked as the oldest pope at the time of his election.
Clement X was the pope from 1670 to 1676. Of noble birth, Altieri was in the service of the papal embassy in Poland from 1623 to 1627, when he returned to Italy to become bishop of Camerino. Until his appointment as cardinal by Pope Clement IX in 1669, he held numerous church offices, including.
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Quick Facts About Pope Clement X. He was born in Rome, when it was part of the Papal States, on July 13th, 1590. His birth name was Emilio Bonaventura Altieri. He died on July 22nd, 1676. The circumstances surrounding his death involved gout.
A biography of Pope Clement X, who reigned from 1670 to 1676 and was a cardinal of advanced years. He faced the challenges of Louis XIV, the Poles, and the régale, and built the Sant' Angelo bridge and the St. Peter's fountains.
Clement X, POPE (EMILIO ALTIERI), b. at Rome, July 13, 1590; elected April 29, 1670, and d. at Rome, July 22, 1676.Unable to secure the election of any of the prominent candidates, the cardinals finally, after a conclave of four months and twenty days, resorted to the old expedient of electing a cardinal of advanced years; they united upon Cardinal Altieri, an octogenarian, whose long life had been spent in the service of the Church, and whom Clement IX, on the eve of his death, had raised ...
CLEMENT X, POPE. Pontificate: April 29, 1670 to July 22, 1676; b. Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, Rome, July 13, 1590. From. a family of ancient Roman nobility, he obtained a doctorate in law in 1611 and worked for a time with John Baptist Pamfili (later Innocent X). At the urging of his elder brother, John Baptist, he became a cleric and in 1623 ...
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The Holy See Pontiffs Clement X [ AR - DE - EN ... IT - PT] Clement X 239th Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 29.IV,11.V.1670:
