Editing Pope Clement XI (section)

==Death and burial==
[[File:Funeral of Pope Clement XI.jpg|thumb|left|Clement's funeral]]
Clement XI died in Rome on 19 March 1721 at 12:45pm and was buried in the pavement of [[Saint Peter's Basilica]] rather than in an ornate tomb like those of his predecessors.

On March 10, Clement XI had a meeting at about 11:00am with the [[Ancient Diocese of Sisteron|Bishop of Sisteron]] Pierre François Lafitau. When the pope met with the bishop, he said that his time was drawing to a close and that he would soon die, despite protests to the contrary by Lafitau. On 14 March, Clement XI took ill while Lafitau was trying to get the pope's nephew to persuade the pope to name the [[Chief minister of France|French Chief minister]] [[Guillaume Dubois]] to the cardinalate. However, Clement XI was in a state of delirium and was not responsive to his pleas. On 16 March, [[Quadragesima Sunday]], the pope did not participate in the services, however, celebrated Mass in his private chapel at the [[Quirinal Palace]]. He took medication that day but experienced pains in his thorax and had trouble breathing from the cold air in his rooms.<ref name=CSUN>{{cite web|url=http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/SV1721.html|title=Sede Vacante 1721|publisher=CSUN|date=23 September 2015|author=John Paul Adams|accessdate=7 March 2022}}</ref>

The following day, Clement XI celebrated Mass in his private chapel before meeting various prelates which included the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia|Archbishop of Ravenna]] Geronimo Crispi. However, at around noon, he was suddenly struck with an extraordinary chill which was accompanied by a very strong [[fever]] that immediately forced him to his bed, with the pope declining a meal that evening. His pulse was exceptionally slow and he even coughed up a thick liquid that was streaked with blood. Unable to sleep that night, his fever abated somewhat. But the following day saw his fever return much more violently, and he had an irregular pulse. The [[sputum]] was foamy, once more with blood, indicating that there was something wrong with his lungs, causing his doctors to realize that his condition would more than likely prove fatal. Clement XI made his confession and the profession of faith before receiving [[Eucharist|Holy Communion]] at 8:00pm. [[James Francis Edward Stuart]], the "Pretender", tried to see the dying pope, however he was denied on the grounds of the dangerous state of the pope's condition. That night, the papal [[sacristan]] Niccolo Agostino degli Abbati Olivieri, Bishop of [[Porphyreon|Porfirio]], administered the [[Extreme Unction]].<ref name=CSUN/>

On 19 March, the fever returned violently, and Clement XI slowly lost his ability to speak as his eyes clouded over and his respiration slowly diminished as the pope died just after midday.<ref name=CSUN/>

===Contemporary influence===
In his book "''Journal of a Soul''", while he was preparing for the [[Second Vatican Council]], [[Pope John XXIII]] resolved to pray the [[s:St. Vincent's Manual/Universal Prayer for All Things Necessary to Salvation.|Universal Prayer]] and highly recommended it to others.