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Pope Benedict XIII

1649 - 1730

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Pope Benedict XIII (Latin: Benedictus XIII; Italian: Benedetto XIII; 2 February 1649 – 21 February 1730), born Pietro Francesco (or Pierfrancesco) Orsini and later called Vincenzo Maria Orsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 May 1724 to his death in February 1730. A Dominican friar, Orsini focused on his religious responsibilities as bishop rather than on papal administration. Orsini's lack of political expertise led him to increasingly rely on an unscrupulous secretary (Cardinal Niccolò Coscia) whose financial abuses ruined the papal treasury, causing great damage to the Church in Rome. In the process towards sainthood, his cause for canonization opened in 1755, but it was closed shortly afterwards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Benedict XIII is the 230th most popular religious figure (down from 152nd in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from Italy (down from 175th in 2019) and the 100th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Benedict XIII was most famous for being the last pope to have been born in the Middle Ages. He was also the last pope to have been a cardinal before he became pope.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Benedict XIII ranks 230 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Dominic, Saint Sebastian, Joshua, Pope Clement II, Bridget of Sweden, and Pope Lucius III. After him are Pope Damasus I, Seti I, Pope Marcellus I, Pope Innocent II, Pope Innocent V, and Elisha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1649, Pope Benedict XIII ranks 2. Before him is Pope Clement XI. After him are James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, John Blow, Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark, Marie Anne Mancini, Thomas Tew, Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Giuseppe Maria Tomasi, and Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp. Among people deceased in 1730, Pope Benedict XIII ranks 1. After him are Peter II of Russia, Frederick IV of Denmark, Leonardo Vinci, Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska, Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Jakob Ammann, Árni Magnússon, Adrienne Lecouvreur, Luigi Ferdinando Marsili, Hans Hermann von Katte, and Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Benedict XIII ranks 239 out of 5,161. Before him are Catherine of Siena (1347), Giovanni Bellini (1430), Vitellius (15), Luca Pacioli (1445), Pope Lucius III (1110), and Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448). After him are Pope Damasus I (305), Pope Marcellus I (255), Guillaume Apollinaire (1880), Pope Innocent II (1100), Anselm of Canterbury (1033), and Agnes of Rome (291).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Benedict XIII ranks 100. Before him are Pope John VIII (820), Pope Honorius III (1148), Pope Alexander III (1100), Pope Adrian V (1205), Catherine of Siena (1347), and Pope Lucius III (1110). After him are Pope Damasus I (305), Pope Marcellus I (255), Pope Innocent II (1100), Anselm of Canterbury (1033), Agnes of Rome (291), and Pope Celestine V (1215).

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