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
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Catholic cleric → Head of the Catholic Church → Pope → |
| birthDate | 1599-02-13 → |
| birthName | Fabio Chigi NERFINISHED → |
| birthPlace |
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
NERFINISHED
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Siena → |
| burialPlace | St Peter’s Basilica NERFINISHED → |
| commissioned |
Bernini’s colonnades
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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
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Rome → |
| educatedAt | University of Siena → |
| electedPopeOn | 1655-04-07 → |
| endTime | pontificate 1667 → |
| familyName |
House of Chigi
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surface form: "Chigi"
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| fieldOfWork |
canon law
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diplomacy → theology → |
| givenName | Fabio → |
| hasWorkOfArtDepictingHim |
Tomb of Pope Alexander VII
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surface form: "tomb of Alexander VII by Gian Lorenzo Bernini"
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| knownFor |
conflict with France under Louis XIV
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extensive urban projects in Rome → moderate stance on Jansenism → support of the Roman Baroque → |
| languageSpoken |
Italian
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Latin → |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals → |
| nobleFamily | House of Chigi → |
| notableWork | urban planning projects in Rome → |
| occupation |
diplomat
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statesman → theologian → |
| papalCoronationDate | 1655-04-18 → |
| papalName | Alexander VII NERFINISHED → |
| patronOf |
Baroque architecture
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Baroque art → Gian Lorenzo Bernini NERFINISHED → |
| positionHeld |
Pope
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surface form: "Bishop of Rome"
Pope → Sovereign of the Papal States → |
| predecessor | Pope Innocent X NERFINISHED → |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form: "Catholic Church"
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| startTime | pontificate 1655 → |
| successor | Pope Clement IX NERFINISHED → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.