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Benedict XV

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Benedict XV

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Also known as Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, Pope Benedict XV, Giacomo Giambattista della Chiesa

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922

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Benedict XV, born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa in 1854, was a Latin Catholic priest and bishop who served as Pope and cardinal. A citizen of the Kingdom of Italy, he was educated at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, the Pontifical Gregorian University, and the University of Genoa. He worked in Rome and the Papal States and spoke Italian. His religious affiliation was with the Catholic Church.

He died of pneumonia from natural causes on January 22, 1922, at the Apostolic Palace. His body is buried in the Vatican Grotto. Benedict XV was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is recognized in the Popes collection and is referenced by 1,257 other encyclopedia articles. His works include *Spiritus Paraclitus* and *A Voz dos Papas Contra o Comunismo*.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1854
Died
1922
Works
18

Top works

  • Dante centenary number
  • Rundschreiben unseres Heiligsten Waters Benedikt XV. durch göttliche Vorsehung Papst zur Fünfzehnjahrhundertfeier des Heimgangs des hl. Hieronymus (15. September 1920: "spiritus paraclitus")
  • A Voz dos Papas Contra o Comunismo
  • Papal addresses to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 1917-2002, and to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, 1994-2002
  • Spiritus Paraclitus

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1985-07-09

Discography

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Assessing Measurement Invariance in Cross‐National Consumer Research

    · 1998 · cited 3,815x

  2. GENCODE reference annotation for the human and mouse genomes

    · 2018 · cited 3,059x

  3. The complete sequence of a human genome

    · 2022 · cited 2,956x

  4. Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

    · 2021 · cited 2,929x

  5. Mechanisms of mindfulness

    · 2005 · cited 2,881x

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Encyclopedic overview

Other popes named Benedict

Pope Benedict XV (Latin: Benedictus PP. XV; Italian: Benedetto XV; born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, Italian: [ˈdʒaːkomo ˈpaːolo dʒoˈvanni batˈtista della ˈkjɛːza]; 21 November 1854 – 22 January 1922) was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in January 1922. His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I and its political, social, and humanitarian consequences in Europe.

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