Clement XIII

American  

noun

1. Carlo della Torre Rezzonico, 1693–1769, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1758–69.

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Example Sentences

The online Catholic magazine Crux noted that five popes — Pius V, Sixtus V, Clement XIII, Paul V and Clement IX — are interred in that basilica.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2023

In 1783, Canova undertook the execution of the tomb of Pope Clement XIV., a work similar to the tomb of Pope Clement XIII.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin

This famous and vexatious document was an unhappy emanation of Pope Clement XIII.

From Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 by Rose, Elise Whitlock

Up to 1758 it was occupied by Cardinal Rezzonico himself, when, at that date, he became Pope under the title of Clement XIII.

From The Brownings Their Life and Art by Whiting, Lilian

Canova executed a second papal monument to Pope Clement XIII.

From A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture by Waters, Clara Erskine Clement