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Innocent XI

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noun

  1. Benedetto Odescalchi, 1611–89, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1676–89.


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Her approval must be interpreted in the same sense as the brief addressed to Louis by Innocent XI.,

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

Avignon was restored to the successor of Innocent XI.

From The Power Of The Popes by Daunou, Pierre Claude Fran?ois

In reference to the severities of the Inquisition during the reign of Innocent XI.

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

Pope Innocent XI condemned the teaching that one may use homicidal defense to protect a coin or the prospect of receiving an office.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome

When he began to fix his mind on the constitutional history of the Church, he proposed to write, first, on the times of Innocent XI.

From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

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