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Benedict XII

pope of the Catholic Church 1334–1342
Person human Q170389
Benedict XII
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Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
1280
Date of death
April 25, 1342
Place of birth
Saverdun
Place of death
Avignon
Country of citizenship
France[11]
Occupation
Catholic priest, theologian, inquisitor, Catholic bishop, diplomat, bishop[12]
Position held
Pope, bishop of Mirepoix, diocesan bishop[13][14][15]
Educated at
University of Paris[16]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[17]
Publication date
January 29, 1336[20]
Cause of death
gangrene[19]
Work location
Avignon, Rome, Papal States[26][27][28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[39]
Birth name
Jacques Fournier[40]
Consecrator
Nicolò Albertini[42]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, BEIC Digital Library, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Otto's encyclopedia, Regesta Imperii VII, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
Given name
Benedict, Benedikt, Benedictus, Jacques[22][23][24][25]
Manner of death
natural causes[29]
Name in native language
Benedictus PP. XII[41]
P14483
p/papa-benedicto-xii
P14536
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P14585
86474
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P14608
118508903
P14977
RETE033533
Participant in
1334 papal conclave[38]
Place of burial
Avignon Cathedral[10]
Religious order
Cistercians[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Benedict XII en Giacomo Fournier en papa Benedetto XII en pape Benoit XII en pape Benoît XII en Jacques Fournier en Pope Benedict XII en Benedictus PP XII en Benedictus XII ar بندكت الثاني عشر cs Benedict cs Benedictus cs Jacques Fournier cs Benedikt XII. de Jacques Fournier de Jacques de Novelles el Πάπας Βενέδικτος ΙΒ΄ es Benedicto XII es Papa Benedicto XII es Jacques Fournier
🔖 Identifiers · 113
ISNI
0000000123691690
VIAF cluster ID
36914465
Library of Congress authority ID
n85088928
GND ID
118508903
ALCUIN philosopher ID
350
American Academy in Rome ID
12383349
Angelicum ID
67800
BHCL UUID
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BHF author ID
000000580
BIBSYS ID
1026468
BVMC person ID
62482, 62487
BeWeb person ID
8
Show all 113 identifiers +101
Bibale ID
89731
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
33598
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11891183k
Biblissima authority ID
March 2
Bod-Inc Online author ID
715
British Museum person or institution ID
84168
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
benedikt-benedikt-xii
CANTIC ID
981058521575506706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01466819
CIRDOC author ID
1404
CONOR.BG ID
30361189
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11846934
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
02430a
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
fourj
Cathopedia article ID
Papa_Benedetto_XII
CiNii Research ID
1140282266558404480
DDB person (GND) ID
118508903
DFK Paris person ID
0010000318
De Agostini ID
Benedétto+XII
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118508903
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
50962
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID
Zeki Kolaç
Documenta Catholica Omnia author ID
01_01_1334-1342-_Benedictus_XII,_Venerabilis
EDIT16 catalogue author ID
17625
ELNET ID
a11448209
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Benedict-XII
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
jacques-benoit-xii
FAST ID
1807544
FactGrid item ID
Granges-les-Beaumont
FranceArchives agent ID
256528942
Freebase ID
/m/05_fd
GTAA ID
81184
GeneaStar person ID
fournierj
Genealogics.org person ID
I00442451
Goodreads character ID
122300
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
benet-xii
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0009093
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Benedikt_12.
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1874986
Grove Art Online ID
T007847
Heiligen.net ID
04/25/04-25-1432-benedictus
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/305269515858
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
6870
IdRef ID
026717506
IxTheo authority ID
191336610
JRC Names ID
596891
Jewish Encyclopedia ID
2923
KBR person ID
14519492
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118508903
Larousse ID
personnage/wd/108372
Libraries Australia ID
61540883
LibraryThing author ID
benedictxii
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries person ID
36914465
Mirabile author ID
19724
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA14444308
NBM authority ID
7471
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2002157163
NLP ID
a0000001738550
NUKAT ID
n2009093506
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/9F72524A-FA97-4B0F-8F66-4B42D42B4116
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000469115
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007272499505171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810603080605606
National Library of Russia ID
7790041
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4612474
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069532591
Notable Names Database ID
228/000094943
Numista ruling authority ID
6955
Obálky knih ID
mzk2002157163
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3875969
Orthodox Encyclopedia ID
78048
Our Campaigns candidate ID
106505
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
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PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
44592
Parsifal cluster ID
170503, 423018
Personendatenbank Germania Sacra ID
063-00147-001
Polignosi ID
1933
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
11796
Provenio UUID
85a05f27-3e0d-4152-bc8f-679a7d0a13ef
RERO ID (legacy)
A002989790
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
141373
SBN author ID
SBLV104620
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
27780
SHARE Catalogue author ID
220456, 530603
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
1672
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ID
1327:Fournier
Topic's main category
Category:Pope Benedict XII
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID
papa-benedetto-xii
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
benedetto-xii
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
benedetto-xii-papa
Union List of Artist Names ID
500314191
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
142635, 9382
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058521575506706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1181560
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12333606
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/57687
Vikidia article ID
fr:Benoît_XII
WikiKids ID
Paus_Benedictus_XII
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/5c02e69b-5e3b-4a52-bedd-a5173d72cd54

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 6
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia, BEIC Digital Library
Given name 4
Benedikt, Jacques, Benedict, Benedictus
Occupation 4
theologian, Catholic bishop, Catholic priest, inquisitor
Work location 3
Rome, Avignon, Papal States
Position held 2
Pope, diocesan bishop
Cause of death 1
gangrene
Consecrator 1
Nicolò Albertini
Country of citizenship 1
France
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID 1
Zeki Kolaç
Educated at 1
University of Paris
FactGrid item ID 1
Granges-les-Beaumont
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Participant in 1
1334 papal conclave
Participated in 1
1334 papal conclave
Place of birth 1
Saverdun
Place of burial 1
Avignon Cathedral
Place of death 1
Avignon
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Religious order 1
Cistercians
Sex or gender 1
male
Topic's main category 1
Category:Pope Benedict XII
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Pope Benedict XII
← Consecrator 1
Innocent VI
← Successful candidate 1
1334 papal conclave
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Summary

Benedict XII was born on 1280[1] in Saverdun[2]. He died on April 25, 1342[3], in Avignon[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5], theologian[6], inquisitor[7], Catholic bishop[8], and diplomat[9].

FAQs

Where was Benedict XII born?

Benedict XII's place of birth was Saverdun[2].

Where did Benedict XII die?

Benedict XII died in Avignon[4].

What did Benedict XII do for work?

Benedict XII worked as a Catholic priest[5], theologian[6], inquisitor[7], Catholic bishop[8], and diplomat[9].

Where did Benedict XII go to school?

Benedict XII was educated at University of Paris[16].

Related Entities

Avignon France Innocent VI Papal States University of Paris

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . webdept.fiu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Wikitólica. Retrieved . wikitolica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [31] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . regesta-imperii.de. regesta-imperii.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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