RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Clement XII

1652 - 1740

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Pope Clement XII (Latin: Clemens XII; Italian: Clemente XII; 7 April 1652 – 6 February 1740), born Lorenzo Corsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1730 to his death in February 1740. Clement presided over the growth of a surplus in the papal finances. He thus became known for building the new façade of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, beginning construction of the Trevi Fountain, and the purchase of Cardinal Alessandro Albani's collection of antiquities for the papal gallery. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Clement XII has received more than 384,750 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Pope Clement XII is the 154th most popular religious figure (down from 138th in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from Italy (down from 160th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Clement XII was most famous for being the pope when the Jesuits were suppressed by the pope.

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  • 74.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 76

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Clement XII ranks 154 out of 3,187. Before him are Isidore of Seville, Pope Sylvester III, Pope Gregory XV, Pope Leo XII, Pope Benedict XIII, and Pope Pius IV. After him are Catherine of Siena, Pope Innocent X, Rabia of Basra, Pope Sixtus V, Ānanda, and Pope Callixtus III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1652, Pope Clement XII ranks 1. After him are Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine, Michel Rolle, Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, Boris Sheremetev, Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate, Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental, Cornelis de Bruijn, Thomas Otway, Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt, Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, and Johann Ernst Glück. Among people deceased in 1740, Pope Clement XII ranks 2. Before him is Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Frederick William I of Prussia, Anna of Russia, Maria Anna of Neuburg, Abbas III, Tahmasp II, Antonio Lotti, Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, Jan Kupecký, and Baji Rao I.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Clement XII ranks 177 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Leo XII (1760), Giorgione (1478), Artemisia Gentileschi (1593), Nerva (30), Pope Benedict XIII (1649), and Pope Pius IV (1499). After him are Catherine of Siena (1347), Pope Innocent X (1574), Pope Sixtus V (1520), Scipio Africanus (-235), Enrico Caruso (1873), and Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Clement XII ranks 54. Before him are Pope Innocent VIII (1432), Pope Sylvester III (1000), Pope Gregory XV (1554), Pope Leo XII (1760), Pope Benedict XIII (1649), and Pope Pius IV (1499). After him are Catherine of Siena (1347), Pope Innocent X (1574), Pope Sixtus V (1520), Pope Julius III (1487), Pope Honorius III (1148), and Pope Gregory XII (1335).

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