. The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 4); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . by buying off the mon-opolist who had secured the macitintn, or privilege ofselling grain, and as his predecessor had collectedthe money for the purpose, Clement had the decreepublished in the name of Alexander VII. Two dayseach week he occupied a confessional in St. Peterschurch and heard any one who wished to confess tohim. He frequently visited the hospitals, and waslavish in his alms to the poor. In an age of nepotism,he did little or not
. The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 4); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . by buying off the mon-opolist who had secured the macitintn, or privilege ofselling grain, and as his predecessor had collectedthe money for the purpose, Clement had the decreepublished in the name of Alexander VII. Two dayseach week he occupied a confessional in St. Peterschurch and heard any one who wished to confess tohim. He frequently visited the hospitals, and waslavish in his alms to the poor. In an age of nepotism,he did little or nothing to advance or enrich his fam-ily. In liis aversion to notoriety, lie refused to permithis name to be placed on the buildings erected duringhis reign. On 15 April, 1668, he declared blessed,Rose of Lima, the first American saint. On 28 April,1669, he solemnly canonized S. Maria Maddalena deiPazzi and St. Peter of Alcantara. He reorganizedthe Church in Portugal, after that nation had achievedits independence from Spain. By a mild compromisein the affair of French Jansenism, known as the Clem-entine Peace {Pai Clementina), he procured a lull in. Clement IX—(iAVULu (Bveeiccio)(Academy of >San Luca, lieuie)
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