# Pope Clement XIII - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-clement-xiii
Pontificate: 6 July 1758 – 2 February 1769
Number in the papal list: 248
Born-Died: 1693-03-07 - 1769-02-02
Papal era: Baroque & Enlightenment
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Clement_XIII

Citizen of the Republic of Venice. Provided the famous fig leaves on nude male statues in the Vatican.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Benedict XIV](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-benedict-xiv)
- Next in list: [Pope Clement XIV](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-clement-xiv)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1769 - [California missions](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1769-california-missions)