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Holy See - Papa Clemens Octavus (Pope Clement VIII) (2 February 1592 - 3 March 1605)

Pope Clement VIII (Latin: Clemens VIII; not to be confused with Antipope Clement VIII), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was Pope from 2 February 1592 to his death in 1605.

Born in Fano, Italy] to a prominent Florentine family, he initially came to prominence as a canon lawyer before being made a Cardinal-Priest in 1585. In 1592 he was elected Pope and took the name of Clement. During his papacy he effected the reconciliation of Henry IV of France to the Catholic faith and was instrumental in setting up an alliance of Christian nations to oppose the Ottoman Empire in the so-called Long War. He also successfully adjudicated in a bitter dispute between the Dominicans and the Jesuits on the issue of efficacious grace and free will. In 1600 he presided over a jubilee which saw a large number of pilgrimages to Rome. He had little pity for his opponents, presiding over the trial and execution of Giordano Bruno and implementing strict measures against Jewish residents of the Papal States. He may have been the first pope to drink coffee. Clement VIII died at the age of 69 in 1605 and his remains now rest in the Santa Maria Maggiore.

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Papa Clemens Octavus (Pope Clement VIII): Details
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