Pope Clement XIV
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Pope Clement XIV, born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 19 May 1769 to his death in September 1774. At the time of his election
Portrait by Giovanni Domenico Porta, c. 1770 (oil on canvas, 70 x 58.5 cm, Acquapendente city museum)
Cardinal Ganganelli.
Clement XIV, by Vincenzo Milione, c. 1773-74
Portrait of Clement XIV on horseback in the countryside around Castel Gandolfo, c. 1770s
Pope Clement XIII
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Pope Clement XIII, born Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 6 July 1758 to his death in February 1769. He was installed on 16 July 1758.
Pope Clement XIV
…Benedict XIV, who in 1758 appointed him to investigate the issue of the traditional blood libel regarding the Jews, which Ganganelli found to be untrue. Pope Clement XIII elevated Ganganelli to the cardinalate on 24 September 1759 and appointed him as the Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna. His elevation came…
Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs (c. 1760, New Orleans Museum of Art)
Portrait engraving of Carlo Rezzonico (c. 1737 – 44)
Portrait of Clement XIII with cardinal Carlo Rezzonico and other members of Rezzonico family, c. 1758
Clement XIII's tomb in St. Peter's Basilica