HyperDic: benedetto_odescalchi

English > 1 sense of the expression Benedetto Odescalchi:
NOUNperson Benedetto Odescalchi, Innocent XIItalian pope from 1676 to 1689 whose papacy was marked by the struggle with Louis XIV of France over papal authority over French Catholics
English > Benedetto Odescalchi: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningItalian 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).
SynonymInnocent XI
Instance ofpope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of RomeThe head of the Roman Catholic Church

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