Pope Innocent XIII

Innocent XIII
Papacy began	8 May 1721
Papacy ended	7 March 1724
Predecessor	Pope Clement XI
Successor	Pope Benedict XIII
Personal details
Birth name	Michelangelo dei Conti
Born	(1655-05-13)13 May 1655 Poli, Italy
Died	7 March 1724(1724-03-07) (aged 68) Rome
Other popes named Innocent

Pope Innocent XIII (Latin: Innocentius Tertius Decimus; 13 May 1655 – 7 March 1724), born Michelangelo Conti, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 245th Pope from 1721 until his death.^[1]

Michelangelo Conti was born in Poli, near Rome.^[2]

Conti was born into a family that included several popes including Pope Innocent III. (1198–1216), he was a member of the family of the counts and dukes of Segni.^[3]

1. ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-12-3.
2. ↑ "Pope Innocent XIII", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-12-3.
3. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh (1910). The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. Encyclopedia Britannica Company. p. 583.