April 6, 2018 at 1:53 p.m.
HISTORY
15 other Benedicts
* Benedict I (?--579): needed imperial confirmation to become pope...ruled during Lombard invasion of Rome...received piece of "true cross";
* St. Benedict II (?--685): Roman...was pope when mandate that papal elections be imperially ratified was removed...opposed the heresy of Monothelitism;
* Benedict III (?--858): worked to preserve rights of Holy See against intrusion of secular governments...elected opposite an antipope;
* Benedict IV (?--903): known as a generous man...Roman...at his death, the papacy became the object of party strife;
* Benedict V (?--966?): deacon of Rome noted for virtue and learning...stripped of his papal post by the emperor Otto I...died in Hamburg, Germany;
* Benedict VI (?--974): chosen as pope by Emperor Otto I...taken prisoner by nobility of Rome during installation of an antipope...executed in prison;
* Benedict VII (?--983): bishop of Sutri...worked for conversion of Slavic peoples...condemned simony;
* Benedict VIII (?--1024): statesman...reformer...condemned simony and non-celibate priests;
* Benedict IX (?--1045): elected pope near age 30...two uncles were also popes;
* Benedict X (ca. 1059): proclaimed pope by Roman aristocracy but not recognized by cardinals...fled Rome when replaced by election of Nicholas II;
* Blessed Benedict XI (1240-1304): son of a notary...distinguished Bible scholar...elected pope on first ballot;
* Benedict XII (?--1342): battled heresies as a bishop...held doctorate in theology...former abbot;
* Benedict XIII (1649--1730): Italian nobleman...abandoned a large inheritance to become a priest...philosopher...champion of religious orders;
* Benedict XIV (1675--1758): expert in canon law...visited remote villages...known for living simply;
* Benedict XV (1854--1922): scholar...diplomat...opposed Modernism...called for peace among nations, social classes and within the Church.
(Reported by Karen Dietlein, staff writer.)
(4/21/05)
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