7 March 1724 A.D. Innocent XIII (Michelangelo Dei Conti) Dies—Rome’s 244th Senior Presbyter; Titular Archbishop of Tarsus; Nuncio to Lucerne & Lisbon
7 March 1724 A.D. Innocent XIII (Michelangelo Dei Conti) Dies—Rome’s 244 th Senior Presbyter; Titular Archbishop of Tarsus; Nuncio to Lucerne & Lisbon; Bishop of Osimo & Viterbo; Assisted Venetians & Maltans Against Turkish Assaults Ott, Michael. "Pope Innocent XIII." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08023a.htm . Accessed 2 Oct 2014. Pope Innocent XIII (Michelangelo Dei Conti) Born at Rome , 13 May, 1655; died at the same place, 7 March, 1724. He was the son of Carlo II, Duke of Poli. After studying at the Roman College he was introduced into the Curia by Alexander VIII , who in 1690 commissioned him to bear the blessed hat ( berettone ) and sword ( stocco ) to Doge Morosini of Venice . In 1695 he was made Titular Archbishop ...