noun
Italian pope from 1769 to 1774 who lost whatever support remained of Catholic Europe, causing the church to fall into the hands of secular princes (1705-1774)
• Syn: ↑Lorenzo Ganganelli
• Instance Hypernyms:
↑pope, ↑Catholic Pope, ↑Roman Catholic Pope, ↑pontiff, ↑Holy Father, ↑Vicar of Christ, ↑Bishop of Rome
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(Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli or Lorenzo Ganganelli)
1705-74, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1769-74.
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