Pope Clement XI sent the Franciscan Lorenzo Cozza (later Cardinal) to Samuel in 1703 with the hope that the Patriarch might conclude union with Rome. He in fact signed a declaration of his renunciation of Orthodoxy, and his embrace of Catholicism ten years later was conveyed to the Pope in consistory on 28 April 1713.
Pope Clement XI dispatched Franciscan Lorenzo Cozza (later Cardinal) to Samuel in 1703, hoping that the Patriarch would achieve union with Rome. He ultimately renounced Orthodoxy and embraced Catholicism ten years later, which was conveyed to the Pope during a consistory on April 28, 1713.