Pope Innocent X

Pope Innocent X (;  6 May 1574 – 7 January 1655), born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 237th Pope from 1644 to 1655. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-12-1.

Early life
Pamphilij was born in Rome in 1574. "Pope Innocent X", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-12-1.  He was a great-great-great-grandson of Pope Alexander VIWoodward, William Harrison. (1914). Cesare Borgia: a Biography, p. 388.

He graduated from the Collegio Romano before entering a career in the church.

Cardinal 
In 1629, he was raised to the rank of Cardinal.

Pope
Cardinal Pamphilij was elected pope in 1644; and he chose to be called Innocent X.

Related pages 
 List of popes
 List of popes from the Borgia family

References

Other websites


  Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Innocent X
  Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ,  Cardinal Pamphilj 

Category:Italian popes
Category:People from Rome
Category:1574 births
Category:1655 deaths
Category:House of Borgia