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Pope Benedict XIV (Latin: Benedictus XIV; Italian: Benedetto XIV; 31 March 1675 – 3 May 1758), born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death in May 1758.
Apr 17, 2024 · Benedict XIV was the pope from 1740 to 1758. His intelligence and moderation won praise even among deprecators of the Roman Catholic Church at a time when it was beset by criticism from the philosophers of the Enlightenment and its prerogatives were being challenged by absolutist monarchs.
Benedict XIV [ AR - DE - EN - ES - FR - IT - LA - PT] Benedict XIV 247th Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 17,22.VIII.1740: End Pontificate: 3.V.1758: Secular Name: Prospero Lambertini: Birth: Bologna: Encyclical Quam Grave (2 August 1757) [ Italian] Encyclical Ex Omnibus Christiani (16 October 1756) [ Italian] Encyclical Ex Quo Primum (1 ...
Pope Benedict XIV, born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini in 1675, ascended to the papacy in 1740, marking the beginning of one of the most enlightened pontificates of the 18th century. He was the 247th leader of the Catholic Church and the 14th pope to take the name “Benedict.”
May 9, 2018 · BENEDICT XIV (POPE) (1675 – 1758; reigned 1740 – 1758), Italian pope. Born in Bologna as Prospero Lambertini into a patrician family of modest means on 31 March 1675, he earned a doctorate in theology and a double doctorate in canon and civil law in 1694.
Benedict XIV is best known to history as a student and a scholar. Though by no means a genius, his enormous application coupled with more than ordinary cleverness of mind made him one of the most erudite men of his time and gave him the distinction of being perhaps the greatest scholar among the popes.
He held synods and from that experience published another important book, De synodo diocesana (The Diocesan Synod), in 1748. When elected pope in one of the longest conclaves since the Middle Ages, he chose the name Benedict in honor of Benedict XIII, who had named him to the college of cardinals.
The Holy See Pontiffs Benedict XIV [ AR - DE - EN - ES - FR - IT - PT] Benedict XIV 247th Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 17,22.VIII.1740: End Pontificate: 3.V.1758: Secular Name: Prospero Lambertini: Birth: Bologna ...
Pope Benedict XIV (Latin: Benedictus Quartus Decimus; 31 March 1675 – 3 May 1758), born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 248th Pope from 1740 until his death in 1758.
Pope Benedict XIV Lambertini (r. 1740–58) was one of the driving forces behind the Italian Enlightenment of the eighteenth century. His campaign to reconcile faith and empirical science, re-launch a dialogue between the Church and the European intellectual community, and expand papal patronage of the arts and sciences helped restore Italy’s ...
