Benedict XIV

American  

noun

1. Prospero Lambertini, 1675–1758, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1740–58; scholar and patron of the arts.

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Benedict XIV

Popes Benedict XIV and Francis both visited the Holy Land, strengthening ties with Israeli leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

The death on Saturday morning of Pope Emeritus Benedict XIV, the first pontiff in nearly 600 years to retire, has created an odd moment for the Catholic Church.

From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2023

It was originally made for Pope Benedict XIV in the 18th century, but was also worn by the most recent Benedict.

From Washington Times ● May 7, 2018

Those changes, set up by Pope Benedict XIV, included a provision that would require a mandatory appeal of the lower court’s decision.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2015

In the year 1767, and during the government of Don Simon de Anda, there came an order from Madrid, together with a bull from Pope Benedict XIV, requiring the curas to submit to the metropolitan.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Emma Helen Blair

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