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Pope Clement VIII
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All the world suffers from the usury of the Jews, their monopolies and deceit.
— See In His Name by E. Christopher Reyes, Volume IV, p. 312
Pope Clement VIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1592 to 1605 (1536–1605)
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- Fame63.9
- Momentum4.4
- Religious Figures rank#89
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Lived 1536–1605, aged 69Italy
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The pope who brought a French king back to Rome, sent Giordano Bruno to the stake, and — according to legend — gave coffee the Vatican's blessing.
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Born Ippolito Aldobrandini in Fano in 1536 to a prominent Florentine family, he rose through the Church as a canon lawyer before becoming Cardinal-Priest in 1585. Elected Pope in 1592, he engineered the reconciliation of Henry IV of France to Catholicism and helped forge a Christian alliance against the Ottoman Empire during the Long War. He mediated a theological clash between Dominicans and Jesuits over grace and free will, and in 1600 oversaw a jubilee that drew pilgrims to Rome in great numbers. That same year he presided over the trial and execution of Giordano Bruno, and he imposed stric…
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