Benedict XIII

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noun

1. Pietro Francesco Orsini, 1649–1730, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1724–30.

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Example Sentences

There were three rival claimants to the papal throne at that time, the Roman Pope Gregory XII, the Avignon Pope Benedict XIII, and the Antipope John XXIII.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2010

On the left, we pass the Hospital of S. Gallicano, founded by Benedict XIII.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Just now we hear of the Death of Pope Benedict XIII.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

The society spread rapidly in France, more especially after it had received the approval of Louis XV., and had been recognised as a religious congregation by Benedict XIII.

From History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 by MacCaffrey, James

Gregory XII, the Roman pope, elected in 1406, and Benedict XIII, the Avignon pope, elected in 1394, were solemnly summoned from the doors of the cathedral at Pisa.

From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by Robinson, James Harvey