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Innocent XI

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


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Capita/, etc., but which was condemned by Innocent XI.

From History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 by MacCaffrey, James

Pope in 1591; Innocent X., Pope from 1644 to 1655, condemned Jansenism; Innocent XI.,

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

Avignon was restored to the successor of Innocent XI.

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

The pope, Innocent XI, Odescalchi, is a rare and original figure, and James said truly that no man like him had sat on the see of Rome for centuries.

From Lectures on Modern history by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

The following sketch of the life of Innocent XI.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward

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