Pope Clement XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1730 to 1740
7 dated entries naming Pope Clement XII, drawn from 6 separate years between 1652 CE and 1740 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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- 1730July 12 – The papal conclave selects Cardinal Lorenzo Corsini over Cardinal Pietro Marcellino Corradini as the successor to Pope Benedict XIII. Corsini becomes Pope Clement XII as the 246th pope.source
- 1735December 19 – At the age of 8 years old, Prince Luis of Spain becomes the youngest Roman Catholic Cardinal in history, after being named by Pope Clement XII.source
- 1737April 5 – French Jesuit priest Jean-François Régis is canonized as Saint Regis by the Roman Catholic Church under the reign of Pope Clement XII.source
- 1738April 28 – Pope Clement XII issues the papal bull In eminenti apostolatus, prohibiting Roman Catholics from being members of Masonic societies.source
- 1740August 17 – Pope Benedict XIV succeeds Pope Clement XII, as the 247th pope.source
- 1740February 6 – Pope Clement XII (b. 1652)source