Pope Alexander VIII (22 April 1610 – 1 February 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was Pope from 1689 to 1691.
Read more about Pope Alexander VIII: Early Life, Governor of Terni, Rieti and Spoleto, Pontificate
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“Thus let me live, unseen, unknown;
Thus unlamented let me die;
Steal from the world, and not a stone
Tell where I lie.”
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Strict was the glint of pearl and gold sedans.
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For Pope’s tight back was rather a goat’s than man’s.”
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“For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast
crowned him with glory and honor.
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands;”
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