Through the influence of his family , he was named , by Pope Clement X , Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto on 22 February 1672 ( allegedly against his will ) . He also lectured in philosophy at Brescia . Later he was bishop of Manfredonia , bishop of Cesena and then archbishop of Benevento . After an earthquake in 1688 and another in 1702 he organized relief efforts for the victims . He remained a close friend of a local mystic , Serafina di Dio
earthquake in 1688
1688 Sannio earthquake
Pope Benedict XIII