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Clement XII | |
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| Bishop of Rome | |
 Portrait by Agostino Masucci, c. 1730–40 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | 12 July 1730 |
| Papacy ended | 6 February 1740 |
| Predecessor | Benedict XIII |
| Successor | Benedict XIV |
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| Consecration | 18 June 1690 by Flavio Chigi |
| Created cardinal | 17 May 1706 by Clement XI |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lorenzo Corsini 7 April 1652 |
| Died | 6 February 1740 (aged 87) Rome, Papal States |
| Motto | Dabis discernere inter malum et bonum (Distinguish between good and evil)[1] |
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| Other popes named Clement | |
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,[2] and the purchase of Cardinal Alessandro Albani's collection of antiquities for the papal gallery. In his 1738 bull In eminenti apostolatus, he provides the first public papal condemnation of Freemasonry.
- ^ "Pope Clement XII (1730–1740)". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Gross, Hanns (1990). Rome in the Age of Enlightenment: the Post-Tridentine syndrome and the ancient regime. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 28. ISBN 0-521-37211-9.