RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Benedict XV

1854 - 1922

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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. Between 1846 and 1903, the Catholic Church had experienced two of its longest pontificates in history up to that point. Together Pius IX and Leo XIII ruled for a total of 57 years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Benedict XV is the 38th most popular religious figure (up from 81st in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 90th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Benedict XV is most famous for his peace efforts during World War I.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Benedict XV ranks 38 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Pius IX, James, son of Zebedee, Pope Pius XI, Isaac, Pope Pius X, and Pope Clement I. After him are Elijah, Guru Nanak, Pope Alexander VI, Jeremiah, Zoroaster, and Joseph Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1854, Pope Benedict XV ranks 1. After him are Oscar Wilde, Arthur Rimbaud, Henri Poincaré, Prince Louis of Battenberg, Leoš Janáček, Paul Ehrlich, Henri La Fontaine, Paul Sabatier, Emil von Behring, Karl Kautsky, and James George Frazer. Among people deceased in 1922, Pope Benedict XV ranks 1. After him are Alexander Graham Bell, Marcel Proust, Charles I of Austria, Fredrik Bajer, Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, Enver Pasha, Erich von Falkenhayn, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Ernest Shackleton, Djemal Pasha, and Hermann Rorschach.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Benedict XV ranks 43 out of 5,161. Before him are Amerigo Vespucci (1454), Geta (189), Caligula (12), Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Clement I (40), and Giovanni Boccaccio (1313). After him are Giacomo Puccini (1858), Alessandro Volta (1745), Brutus the Younger (-85), Ötzi (-3345), Pope Urban VII (1521), and Giotto (1267).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Benedict XV ranks 11. Before him are Francis of Assisi (1182), Pope Pius XII (1876), Pope Pius IX (1792), Pope Pius XI (1857), Pope Pius X (1835), and Pope Clement I (40). After him are Pope Urban VII (1521), Pope Clement VII (1478), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Pope Julius II (1443), Pope Gregory XIII (1502), and Pope Leo XI (1535).

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