Benedict XV

American  

noun

1. Giacomo della Chiesa, 1854–1922, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1914–22.

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Benedict XV British  

noun

1. original name Giacomo della Chiesa . 1854–1922, pope (1914–22); noted for his repeated attempts to end World War I and for his organization of war relief

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Example Sentences

In 1920, Pope Benedict XV warned that atrocities of war had led to "the diminution of conjugal fidelity and the diminution of respect for constituted authority. Licentious habits followed, even among young women."

From Salon

Pope Benedict XV commissioned the work in 1918 to ask God to end World War One.

From Reuters

Wilson, the son of a Presbyterian minister, initially balked at receiving a traditional blessing from Pope Benedict XV, then rejected the pontiff’s peace plan.

From Washington Post

Newman was beatified by Pope Benedict XV, who declared that an American deacon’s recovery from a serious spine condition was due to Newman’s intercession.

From The Guardian

The meeting, with Benedict XV on Jan. 4, 1919, came as the president toured Europe after the end of World War I.

From New York Times