Clement XII

American  

noun

1. Lorenzo Corsini, 1652–1740, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1730–40.

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Example Sentences

Before him, you would have to go back to Clement XII, who was 87 when he died in 1740.

From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2023

This year 1740," says he, "though the weather throughout Europe had been extraordinarily fine," or fine for a cold year, "had already witnessed several Deaths of Sovereigns: Pope Clement XII.,

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 11 by Carlyle, Thomas

The college is authorized to grant degrees in canons, laws, and other branches by his Holiness, Clement XII, by his brief of December 6, 1735.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Blair, Emma Helen

On the left, is the Palace of the Consulta, built in 1730 by Clement XII.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

The Corsini Chapel is the richest and was executed by order of Clement XII, in honor of St. Andrew Corsini, who is represented in a rich mosaic painting copied from Guido.

From Italy, the Magic Land by Whiting, Lilian