On May 7, 1574, 450 years ago, Giovanni Battista Pamphili was born in Rome, destined to become Pope Innocent X, reigning from 1644 to 1655. His portrait, painted with extraordinary realism by Diego Velásquez († 1660), is renowned. After graduating in civil and canon law, he served as nuncio to Naples and Spain before being elected pope on September 15, 1644. He clashed with Barberini…
