Clement X

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noun

1. Emilio Altieri, 1590–1676, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1670–76.

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Example Sentences

THE SO-CALLED “WINE of the popes,” Frascati is said to have once flowed from the fountains of Rome to celebrate the inaugurations of two particular pontiffs, Clement X and Innocent X, in the 17th century.

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The first chapel on a line with the choir—the burial-place of the Altieri family—has an altar-piece, by Carlo Maratta, representing five saints canonized by Clement X., presented to the Virgin by St. Peter.

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Pope Clement X., who had been bishop of Camerino, had a peculiar veneration for this saint.

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Now, on the right, is the tomb of Clement X., Gio.

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Julius Rospigliosi, born at Pistoi in 1600 cardinal in 1657, elected pope the 20th June, 1667 died the 9th Dec. 1669 248 Clement X. J. B. Emile Altieri, born at Rome in 1590, cardinal in 1669, elected pope the 27th April, 1670, died the 22d July, 1676 249.

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