Living popes

Pope from June 20, to December 9, Date of Birth: Country: Italy

Content:

1. Pope Clement IX
2. Diplomatic Career and Rise to the Papacy
3. Papacy
4. Popularity and Charity
5. Patron of Arts
6. Struggle Against the Turks
7. Death and Burial

Pope Clement IX

Birth and Early Life

On January 28, , Giulio Rospigliosi was born into a noble family in Pistoia, Italy.

As a youth, he studied under the Jesuits before pursuing philosophy and theology at the University of Pisa, where he later became a professor.

Diplomatic Career and Rise to the Papacy

In , Rospigliosi served as papal nuncio to Spain.

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During the pontificate of Pope Innocent X (), he lived in exile due to the pope's disdain for the Barberini family and their supporters, which included Rospigliosi. However, under Pope Alexander VII, he was made a cardinal in and became prefect of the Congregation for the Affairs of the State, a position equivalent to today's Secretary of State.

Upon the death of Alexander VII