"Pope Clement XI (Latin: Clemens XI; 23 July 1649 \u2013 19 March 1721), born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was pope from 23 November 1700 to his death in 1721.Clement XI was a patron of the arts and of science. He was also a great benefactor of the Vatican Library, his interest in archaeology is credited with saving much of Rome\u2019s antiquity. In fact, he authorized excavations of the Roman catacombs. He was Italian of distant Albanian origins."@en . "Clement XI"@en . . . "1721-03-19Z"^^ . . "Clement 11"@en . . "1721Z"^^ . . "1649-07-23Z"^^ . . "Italian pope" . "1649Z"^^ .