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Benedict XIV

pope of the Catholic Church from 1740 to 1758
Person human Q126711
Benedict XIV
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Facts

33 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
March 31, 1675, March 21, 1675[11]
Date of death
May 3, 1758
Place of birth
Bologna
Place of death
Rome, Vatican City[10]
Country of citizenship
Papal States[13]
Occupation
Catholic priest, canon law jurist, Catholic bishop, jurist, historian
Field of work
administration and management of the church[14]
Position held
Pope, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bologna, In pectore, cardinal, titular archbishop, Roman Catholic Bishop of Ancona and Numana[15][16][17][18][19][20]
Educated at
Sapienza University of Rome[21]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[22]
Work location
Rome, Papal States[29][30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin, Italian[42][43]
Birth name
Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini
Consecrator
Benedict XIII, Giovanni Francesco Nicolai, Niccolò Maria Lercari
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Depicted by
Tomb of Benedict XIV[31]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, BEIC Digital Library, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Otto's encyclopedia, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]
Family
House of Lambertini[24]
Family name
Lambertini[25]
Given name
Benedictus, Prospero, Lorenzo[26][27][28]
Name in native language
Benedictus PP. XIV
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Christian Hymns
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P14578
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P14585
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P14608
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P14611
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P14977
RETE048899
Participant in
1740 papal conclave, 1730 papal conclave[40][41]
Place of burial
Tomb of Benedict XIV[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Benedictus XIV en Benedikt XIV. Papst en Pope Benedict XIV en Benedict XIV en Benedictus PP. XIV en Prospero Lambertini ar بندكت الرابع عشر cs Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini cs Benedictus cs Benedict cs Benoît cs Benedykt cs Prosper Vavřinec Lambertini cs Benedikt XIV. da Pave Benedikt 14. da Benedikt XIV de Papst Benedikt XIV. de Prosper Lambertini el Βενέδικτος ΙΔ΄ es Papa Benedicto XIV
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Notable Names Database ID
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Numista ruling authority ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online Books Page author ID
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Open Library ID
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Personendatenbank Germania Sacra ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ID
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Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID
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Prabook ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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Provenio UUID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RISM ID
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RKDartists ID
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Rodovid ID
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Royal Academy ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
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Symogih.org ID
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The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Pope Benedict XIV
Treccani ID
benedetto-xiv-papa
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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V&A person ID
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Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/18558
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
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Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
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WBIS ID
S015-029-5
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WikiKids ID
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WikiTree person ID
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Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Concept", "BenedictXIV::z8793"]
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
← Consecrator 13
Clement XIII, Carlo Vittorio Amedeo delle Lanze, Giuseppe Pozzobonelli, Giovanni Battista Spínola, Enrico Enríquez, Filippo Acciajuoli, Francesco Landi, Giorgio Doria +5 more
Described by source 7
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Nordisk familjebok, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia, BEIC Digital Library
Works by author 4
Providas Romanorum, Vix Pervenit, Gloriosae Dominae, Demandatam
Position held 3
Pope, cardinal, In pectore
Consecrator 2
Benedict XIII, Niccolò Maria Lercari
Given name 2
Lorenzo, Benedictus
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Italian, Latin
Occupation 2
Catholic priest, canon law jurist
Participant in 2
1730 papal conclave, 1740 papal conclave
Participated in 2
1730 papal conclave, 1740 papal conclave
Place of death 2
Rome, Vatican City
Work location 2
Rome, Papal States
Country of citizenship 1
Papal States
Educated at 1
Sapienza University of Rome
FactGrid item ID 1
Latvian Song and Dance Festival
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Bologna
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
Topic's main category 1
Category:Pope Benedict XIV
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Pope Benedict XIV
← Depicts 1
Carlo III di Borbone visiting the Pope Benedetto XIV in the coffee-house of the Quirinale, Rome
← FactGrid item ID 1
Nuelles
← Signatory 1
Urbem Romam
← Significant person 1
Giovanni Giacomo Millo
← Successful candidate 1
1740 papal conclave
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Summary

Benedict XIV was born on March 31, 1675[1], in Bologna[2]. He died on May 3, 1758[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5], canon law jurist[6], Catholic bishop[7], jurist[8], and historian[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Benedict XIV include Vix Pervenit[44], an encyclical[45]; Providas Romanorum[46], a papal bull[47]; Demandatam[48], an apostolic constitution[49]; and Gloriosae Dominae[50], a papal bull[51].

FAQs

Where was Benedict XIV born?

Benedict XIV was born in Bologna[2].

Where did Benedict XIV die?

Benedict XIV passed away in Rome[4].

What did Benedict XIV do for work?

Benedict XIV worked as a Catholic priest[5], canon law jurist[6], Catholic bishop[7], jurist[8], and historian[9].

Where did Benedict XIV go to school?

Benedict XIV was educated at Sapienza University of Rome[21].

Related Entities

Benedict XIII Bologna Clement XIII Papal States Vatican City

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [11] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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