Pope Innocent XIII

Pope Innocent XIII (; 13 May 1655 – 7 March 1724), born Michelangelo Conti, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 245th Pope from 1721 until his death. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-12-3.

Michelangelo Conti was born in Poli, near Rome. "Pope Innocent XIII", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-12-3.

Conti was born into a family that included several popes including Pope Innocent III. (1198–1216), he was a member of the family of the counts and dukes of Segni.

Bishop
In 1695, Conti was made Archbishop of Tarsus.

Cardinal
In 1706, Pope Clement XI raised Conti to the rank of cardinal.

 Pope 
Cardinal Conti was elected pope on May 8, 1721; and he chose to be called Innocent XIII.

Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes.

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

References

Other websites


  Catholic Hierarchy,  Pope Innocent XIII
  Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ,  Cardinal Conti 

Category:Italian popes
Category:1655 births
Category:1724 deaths