He died in September 1700 and it fell to Pope Clement XI, elected later that year, to close the Holy Door and conclude the Jubilee. There have been other instances in which a Jubilee was ...

The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy was founded by Pope Clement XI in 1701 to prepare young priests to enter the diplomatic service of the Holy See, serving as nuncios, ...

He died July 7, 1304, and he was beatified by Pope Clement XII in 1736. Blessed Innocent XI (Pope from Sept. 21, 1676, to Aug. 12, 1689) Like Benedict above, Innocent was of poor health.

And in 1716, Pope Clement XI extended the feast to the whole of the Latin Rite, inserting it into the Catholic calendar of saints, and assigning it to the first Sunday in October.

In the 17 century, the town went 44 years without a papal visit, until Pope Clement XI fell ill in 1709 and decided to recuperate in Castel Gandolfo on the advice of doctors.

The Pontifical Academy of Theology has a long history that goes back to the early 1700s, when it was first established by Pope Clement XI. Throughout the centuries, this institution has seen many ...