Editing Pope Innocent XII (section)

===Death===
[[Image:Pope Innocent XII Tomb.jpg|thumb|165px|right|The tomb and monument to Innocent XII in Saint Peter's Basilica.]]
Innocent XII was already considerably ill on 25 December 1699 with [[gout]] (a rheumatic disease) and was therefore unable to attend the solemn opening of the Holy Door at [[Saint Peter's Basilica]] to mark the beginning of the [[Jubilee in the Catholic Church|Jubilee]] for 1700, hence, Cardinal [[Cardinal de Bouillon|Emmanuel-Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne]] represented the pontiff in the solemn celebration. On [[Easter Sunday]] in 1700, the seriously ill pontiff gave a blessing from his balcony to the large crowds outside of the [[Quirinal Palace]]. Despite his illness, he named three new cardinals in June 1700.

Innocent died on 27 September 1700 and was succeeded in the [[1700 papal conclave|next conclave]] by [[Pope Clement XI]] (1700–21). His tomb in Saint Peter's Basilica was sculpted by [[Filippo della Valle]]. Innocent is the most recent pope to not be clean shaven.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9889139/Why-we-wont-get-a-bearded-pope.html |title = Why we won't get a bearded pope|date = 2013-02-22|last1 = Howse|first1 = Christopher}}</ref>