Pope Benedict XIV
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1740 to 1758
- Fame66.7
- Momentum15.0
- Religious Figures rank#44
- Fame66.7
- Momentum15.0
- Religious Figures rank#44
- Wikipedia9.9K
ItalyA canon lawyer who rose to the papacy and turned it into an intellectual workshop. Benedict XIV published theological treatises, built museums, championed science and Baroque art, and earned the rare distinction of being praised by both Catholics and Protestants in an age when that border was a wall.
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Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini was born 31 March 1675 and became head of the Catholic Church on 17 August 1740. One of the most learned men to hold the office, he committed himself to enforcing the Council of Trent's decrees while simultaneously promoting scientific learning, Thomism, and the study of the human form. He created the Sacred and Profane Museums, reduced some taxes in the Papal States while raising others, and encouraged agriculture and free trade. Throughout his reign he published numerous theological and ecclesiastical works, restoring older elements to the Breviary and staging cer…
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- Papa Benedetto XIVLow confidencewikipedia · it.wikipedia.org
- Papa Bento XIVLow confidencewikipedia · pt.wikipedia.org
- Benoît XIVLow confidencewikipedia · fr.wikipedia.org
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