Pope Benedict XV facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 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 |
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| 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) |
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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.
His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I.
Priest
Della Chiesa was ordained a priest on 21 December 1878.
Bishop
Pope Pius X made Della Chiesa Bishop of Bologna in 1907.
Cardinal
On 25 May 1914, Della Chiesa was created a cardinal.
Pope
Cardinal Della Chiesa was elected pope in 1914; and he chose to be called Benedict XV.
Joan of Arc was canonized by Benedict.
In 1918, Pope Benedict was excluded from the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, despite his entreaties to be made part of the talks.
Benedict XV helped develop a Code of Canon Law.
Benedict XV was the fourth Pope since the Kingdom of Italy took possession of Rome.
Death and legacy
Benedict XV fell ill with pneumonia (influenza) in early January 1922. He died on 22 January 1922. The Italian Government lowered its flags to half-mast; and Benedict XV was the first pope to be honored in this way.
In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI explained why he chose the name Benedict:
- "... I remember Pope Benedict XV, that courageous prophet of peace, who guided the Church through turbulent times of war. In his footsteps I place my ministry in the service of reconciliation and harmony between peoples."
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The birthplace of Giacomo della Chiesa in Pegli
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Giacomo in 1866 at age twelve
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Pope Pius X consecrates his future successor Pope Benedict XV as Archbishop Giacomo della Chiesa in the Vatican on 22 December 1907
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Archbishop della Chiesa on pastoral visit in 1910
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Cardinal Della Chiesa in 1914
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Coronation of Pope Benedict XV in 1914
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Eugenio Pacelli at the Imperial Headquarters with the peace proposal of Benedict XV to Emperor Wilhelm II.
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Pope Benedict XV during his reign.
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Under Pope Benedict XV Cardinals Domenico Ferrata (above) and Rafael Merry del Val in 1914 switched positions in the Vatican
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Joan of Arc enters Orléans (painting by J.J. Sherer, 1887). Joan was canonized by Pope Benedict XV in 1920.
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Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Gasparri
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Portrait of Benedict XV by Antonio Fabrés (1916, Museo del Prado)
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The handwriting of Pope Benedict XV
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"Salus Populi Romani"
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Statue of Benedict XV in the courtyard of St. Esprit Cathedral, Istanbul
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