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BENEDETTO ODESCALCHI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Italian pope from 1676 to 1689 whose papacy was marked by the struggle with Louis XIV of France over papal authority over French Catholics; known for saintliness and canonized in 1956 (1611-1689)
Synonyms:
Benedetto Odescalchi; Innocent XI
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Bishop of Rome; Catholic Pope; Holy Father; pontiff; pope; Roman Catholic Pope; Vicar of Christ (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)
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