innocent xi | (n) Italian pope from 1676 to 1689 whose papacy was marked by the struggle with Louis XIV of France over papal authority over French Catholics; known for saintliness and canonized in 1956 (1611-1689), Syn. Benedetto Odescalchi |
innocent xii | (n) Italian pope from 1691 to 1700 who abolished nepotism within the church hierarchy and was universally loved for his charity and piety, Syn. Antonio Pignatelli |