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Clement Xii, Pope

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(Lorenzo Corsini) (1730-1740) Born Florence, 1652; died Rome. He was Archbishop of Nicomedia, nuncio to Vienna, and Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati. As pope, he established a foreign mission among the Copts in Egypt, promulgated the first decree against Freemasonry, encouraged reunion with the Greek Church, beautified Rome, and improved its public works.

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Entry for 'Clement Xii, Pope'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/clement-xii-pope.html. 1910.
 
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