Blessed Pope Innocent Xi
Also known as: Benedetto Odescalchi
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
12-Aug
Born
19 May 1611 at Como, Italy as Benedetto Odescalchi
Died
12 August 1689 at Rome, Italy of natural causes; buried in a mausoleum under the altar of San Sebastiano in Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
Beatified
7 October 1956 by Pope Pius XII
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Biography
Blessed Pope Innocent XI, also known as Benedetto Odescalchi, was born on 19 May 1611 in Como, Italy, into a devout patrician family. His brother later became the bishop of Novara, Italy. From an early age, Benedetto felt a call to the priesthood and his education was entrusted to the Jesuits in Como.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified1956-10-07 by 7 October 1956 by Pope Pius XII
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