Pope Alexander VII

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Pope Alexander VII was a 17th-century head of the Catholic Church and patron of Baroque art and architecture, noted for his extensive urban and artistic projects in Rome.


Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century person
Catholic cleric
Head of the Catholic Church
Pope
birthDate 1599-02-13
birthName Fabio Chigi NERFINISHED
birthPlace Grand Duchy of Tuscany NERFINISHED
Siena
burialPlace St Peter’s Basilica NERFINISHED
commissioned Bernini’s colonnades
surface form: "Bernini’s colonnade of St Peter’s Square"

Chigi Chapel works in Santa Maria del Popolo
expansion and embellishment of the Quirinal area
projects on the Via del Corso in Rome
urban redesign of Piazza San Pietro
countryOfCitizenship Papal States NERFINISHED
deathDate 1667-05-22
deathPlace Papal States NERFINISHED
Rome
educatedAt University of Siena
electedPopeOn 1655-04-07
endTime pontificate 1667
familyName House of Chigi
surface form: "Chigi"
fieldOfWork canon law
diplomacy
theology
givenName Fabio
hasWorkOfArtDepictingHim Tomb of Pope Alexander VII
surface form: "tomb of Alexander VII by Gian Lorenzo Bernini"
knownFor conflict with France under Louis XIV
extensive urban projects in Rome
moderate stance on Jansenism
support of the Roman Baroque
languageSpoken Italian
Latin
memberOf College of Cardinals
nobleFamily House of Chigi
notableWork urban planning projects in Rome
occupation diplomat
statesman
theologian
papalCoronationDate 1655-04-18
papalName Alexander VII NERFINISHED
patronOf Baroque architecture
Baroque art
Gian Lorenzo Bernini NERFINISHED
positionHeld Pope
surface form: "Bishop of Rome"

Pope
Sovereign of the Papal States
predecessor Pope Innocent X NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: "Catholic Church"
startTime pontificate 1655
successor Pope Clement IX NERFINISHED

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chair of Saint Peter associatedWithPerson Pope Alexander VII
Chair of Saint Peter commissionedBy Pope Alexander VII
Gian Lorenzo Bernini employer Pope Alexander VII
Chair of Saint Peter inauguratedBy Pope Alexander VII
Sovereign of the Papal States officeHolder Pope Alexander VII