Rare manuscript on Vellum. Pope Clement X.

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Rare manuscript on Vellum. Pope Clement X, Papal Breve dated April 5, 1673. Regarding Absolution and Dispensation. Original wax seal on the reverse is still intact; rare on a document of this age. Good condition, 11 a × 16 3/4". Untranslated, signed by a member of the curia. Pope Clement (Emilio Alteri, July 13, 1590 - July 20, 1676. Papacy, April 29, 1670 - July 22, 1676) . Pope Clement X was the head of the Catholic Church from 1670 to 1676. He was born as Emilio Bonaventura Altieri in Rome in 1590, and he served as a cardinal for over 40 years before being elected as pope. In 1669 when 62 Cardinals could not agree on a successor to Clement IX and after 5 months of deliberation the conclave finally chose the elderly Emilio Altieri as the next Pope, expecting that due to his age he would not have the papacy long. Because of his age and physical frailty Clement chose Cardinal Paluzzi to manage his affairs. Paluzzi used the excuse of clement's frailty to restrict access to the pope and hold back documents that he did not want Clement to see. N° de ref. del artículo 30

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