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Pope Benedict XV
Pope Benedict XV | |
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| Papacy began | 3 September 1914 |
| Papacy ended | 22 January 1922 |
| Predecessor | Pope Pius X |
| Successor | Pope Pius XI |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa |
| Born | 21 November 1854 Pegli, Piemont-Sardinia |
| Died | 22 January 1922 (aged 67) Apostolic Palace, Vatican City |
| Motto | In Te Domine Speravi, Non Confundar In Aeternum (In Thee O Lord, I have hoped, not to be ashamed forever) |
| Other popes named Benedict | |
Pope Benedict XV (Latin: Benedictus PP. XV; Italian: Benedetto XV, 21 November 1854 – 22 January 1922), born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 259th Pope from 1914 until his death in 1922.[1]
His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I.[2]
- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-8.
- ↑ "Pope Benedict XV," Archived 2012-01-28 at the Wayback Machine New Catholic Dictionary (1910); retrieved 2011-11-8.
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