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

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

From Reuters • May 31, 2022

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 • Oct. 23, 2021

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 • Oct. 13, 2019

At the memorial museum, Francis will see the letter Pius’ predecessor, Pope Benedict XV, wrote to the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet V in 1915 begging him to stop the atrocities.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2016

His one hasty trip to Europe, after his friends had raised my hopes of his visiting us, was to be present at the Conclave that elected Benedict XV.

From Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning by Egan, Maurice Francis