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CLEMENT XIII: (1693-1769) - CLEMENT XIII: (1693-1769) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Ruler of the Papal States 1758-69. One of the few early Popes who favoured dialogue with Old Catholic Protestants. Rare L.S., ` C Cardinale Rezzonico ´, one page, 4to, Padova, 13th October 1754, to Pietro Paolo Franchini in Verona, in Italian. The future Pope, states in part ` In quanto poi alle persone de Sacerdoti, o altri Preti, o Chierici esistenti nella giurisdizione Abbaziale, ne attendo in foglio a parte dal suo zelo il vero carattere, e il loro costume, per poter pigliar regola, o di lodarli, o di correggerli; essendo cosa difficile in un solo giorno, i coprirne, e vile…´ (”As for the Priests, or other Priests, or Clerics existing in the jurisdiction of the Abbey, …in order to be able to rule, or to praise them, or to correct them; being difficult thing in a single day...”) Paper with Papal watermark. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope bearing a paper seal affixed. Small overall creasing, otherwise G