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Key Facts |
| Other names |
Antonio Pignatelli |
| Born |
1615 |
| Location |
Spinazzola, Italy |
| Bloodline |
Pignatelli |
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| Position |
Pope (1691-1700) |
| Died |
September 27, 1700 |
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Source of Facts and Important Announcement |
| Status |
Under Article 64.6 of the Covenant of One-Heaven (Pactum De Singularis Caelum) by Special Qualification shall be known as a Saint, with all sins and evil acts they performed forgiven. |
| Date of formal Beatification |
Day of Redemption UCA[E1:Y1:A1:S1:M9:D1] also known as Fri, 21 Dec 2012. |
| Source of Facts |
Self Confession and Revelation of Sainthood by the Deceased Spirit as condition of their confirmation as a true Saint. |
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Background |
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He was born in Spinazzola (current Puglia) to one of the most aristocratic families of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, which included many Viceroys, and ministers to the crown, and was educated at the Jesuit college in Rome. |
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In his twentieth year he became an official of the court of Pope Urban VIII (1623–1644); under successive Popes he served as nuncio at Florence and Vienna and in Poland; he served as inquisitor in Malta; and by Pope Innocent XI (1676–1689) he was made cardinal in 1681 and archbishop of Naples. |
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Under the corrupt reign of the Ottoboni's and Pope Alexander VIII (1689-1691) Cardinal Antonio Pignatelli assisting in aligning forces against them. |
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When Pope Alexander VIII died on February 1, 1691 a war between the Cardinals once again ensued, with the forces aligned against the Borjas, Ottoboni, Farnese families succeeding. On July 12, 1691 at the age of 76, Cardinal Antonio Pignatelli was elected as Pope Innocent XII. |
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Pope Alexander VIII issued the bull Romanum decet Pontificem, in 1692, banned the curial office of the Cardinal Nephew and prohibited Popes at all times from bestowing estates, offices, or revenues on any relative; furthermore, only one relative, "if otherwise suitable", was to be raised to the cardinalate. |
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However, Pope Alexander VIII permitted the continuation of simony through the practice of selling titles and honorary positions. |
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Pope died on September 27, 1700 and was succeeded by Pope Clement XI (1700–1721). His tomb at St. Peter's Basilica was sculpted by Filippo della Valle. |
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