The Virtues of Bl. Pope Innocent XI

Sep 22, 2026 - 04:00
The Virtues of Bl. Pope Innocent XI

Three hundred and fifty years ago, on September 21, 1676, after a conclave lasting nearly fifty days, Benedetto Odescalchi, a native of Como in northern Italy, was elected Pope, taking the name Innocent XI. The solemnity of his coronation on October 4 in the Vatican Basilica was a moment of extraordinary musical splendor. As Stefano Gizzi notes,[1] during the foot-kissing and the presentation…

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