Pope Innocent XI

Innocent XI
Innocent XI
Papacy began	21 September 1676
Papacy ended	12 August 1689
Predecessor	Pope Clement X
Successor	Pope Alexander VIII
Personal details
Born	Benedetto Odescalchi; May 16, 1611; Como. Italy
Died	August 12, 1689 (aged 78); Rome
	Other popes named Innocent

Pope Innocent XI (Latin: Innocentius Undecimus; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 240th Pope from 1676 to 1689.

Early life

Benedetto Odescalchi was born at Como in 1611. He was the son of a Como nobleman, Livio Odescalchi

Cardinal

In 1645, Pope Innocent X raised Odescalchi to the rank of cardinal.

Bishop

In 1650, Odescalchi became Bishop of Novara.

Pope

Cardinal Odescalchi was elected pope on 21 September 1676; and he chose to be called Innocent XI.

Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes, chiefly with Louis XIV of France

In December 1688, Innocent received the diplomatic mission sent to the Vatican by Narai, the King of Siam.

After his death

After Innocent XI in 1689, he was buried in St. Peter's Basilica.

The process of canonization was begun in 1714 and suspended in 1744. Pope Pius XII announced his beatification in 1956.

Related pages

List of popes

References

↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-12-1.
1 2 3 4 5 "Blessed Pope Innocent XI", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-12-1.
↑ Chisholm, Hugh (1910). The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. Encyclopedia Britannica Company. p. 582.
↑ The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. C. Knight. 1838. p. 481.
↑ Smithies, Michael and Luigi Bressan. (2001). Siam and the Vatican in the Seventeenth Century, p. 98.
↑ "Blessed Pope Innocent XI," Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine Catholic News Agency ; retrieved 2011-12-2.

Other websites

Media related to Innocentius XI at Wikimedia Commons

"Pope Innocent XI" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Innocent XI
Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Odescalchi Archived 2003-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
Video footage showing the beatification of Pope Innocent XI

Preceded by Clement X	Pope 1676–1689	Succeeded by Alexander VIII

[1] "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-12-1.

[catholic-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "Blessed Pope Innocent XI", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-12-1.

[3] Chisholm, Hugh (1910). The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. Encyclopedia Britannica Company. p. 582.

[4] The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. C. Knight. 1838. p. 481.

[5] Smithies, Michael and Luigi Bressan. (2001). Siam and the Vatican in the Seventeenth Century, p. 98.

[6] "Blessed Pope Innocent XI," Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine Catholic News Agency ; retrieved 2011-12-2.