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	BENEDICT (I.-XIV.) - LoveToKnow Article on BENEDICT (I.-XIV.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		BENEDICT I. was pope from 573 to 578.
		BENEDICT Ix., pope from 1033 to 1056, son of Alberic, count of Tusculum, and nephew of Benedict VIII., was also called Theophylactus.
		Benedict XIII., who had on his part tried to call together a council at Perpignan, was by this time recognized hardly anywhere but in his native land, in Scotland, and in the estates of the countship of Armagnac.
	43.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BE/BENEDICT_I_XIV_.htm (1983 words)

	Benedict - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Benedict, from the Latin for blessed, is the name of many notable men.
		The most prominent at the beginning of the 21st century is Pope Benedict XVI, who chose this name for himself after his election to the papacy.
		Benedict is the first name of Benedict Arnold, the most notorious traitor in American history, his ancestor, a colonial Rhode Island governor, and a congressman named for him.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Benedict (271 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI
		Benedict XVI was elected pope at the age of 78.
		Benedict XVI joined the Nazi Youth in 1941 at the age of 14.
		In his autobiography, Salt of the Earth (1997), Benedict XVI writes that his older brother Georg was "obliged" (forced) to join, but that he later "registered" himself (volunteered) in it as a seminarian.
	www.archelaos.com /popes/details.aspx?id=304 (676 words)

	Popes Who Have Taken the Name Benedict
		Pope Benedict XV and Pope Pius XI The voters chose as the 32nd selection the Fatima Popes who are, of course, Pope Benedict XV, the 258th successor of Peter and Pope Pius XI, the 259th in the long line of Popes.
		Benedict also was caught between the devil and the deep blue sea when he had to accept Germany's offer to give Rome back to the Holy See after they had defeated Italy.
		Benedict did promulgate a new Code of Canon Law that had been prepared by Pius X and established the Congregation for the Oriental Churches in hopes of reconciling with Eastern Orthodox Churches.
	www.jknirp.com /bened.htm (3080 words)

	BENEDICT VI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Benedict VI was a Roman from the Forum district.
		At the time of his election, Benedict was cardinal- deacon of the Church of St. Theodore at the foot of the Palatine Hill.
		Except for a few privileges granted by Benedict, nothing is known of his rather short pontificate until the events leading to his death.
	www.cfpeople.org /Books/Pope/POPEp135.htm (269 words)

	Clairity's Place (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Benedict was known to be deeply religious and worked for the reform and institution of monasteries.
		Benedict IX was summoned with a simony charge and was excommunicated and later absolved.
		Benedict XV (1914-22): A Genoan, he was a member of the Vatican diplomatic corps and was elected for his expertise at the beginning of World War I. His see was isolated, and he maintained neutrality toward the war while condemning the inhuman methods of warfare.
	www.clairity.org:8080 /blojsom/blog/place/catholic/2005/04/24/The_Popes_Named_Benedict.html (1037 words)

	Saint Benedict of Nursia by Abbot Primate Jerome Theisen OSB. Life, biography, introduction.
		On the occasion of the dedication of the rebuilt monastery of Monte Cassino in 1964, Pope Paul VI proclaimed St. Benedict the principal, heavenly patron of the whole of Europe.
		Benedict did not establish the monastery of Monte Cassino in order to preserve the learning of the ages, but in fact the monasteries that later followed his Rule were places where learning and manuscripts were preserved.
		Benedict was born in Nursia, a village high in the mountains northeast of Rome.
	www.osb.org /gen/bendct.html (1192 words)

	Benrik
		Benedict intervened in the conflict between the sons of Lothair I (the future Lothair II, Louis II and Charles the Bald) on the latter's death.
		Benedict upheld the ordinances of Pope Formosus, whose rotting corpse was exhumed by Pope Stephen VI and put on trial in the infamous "Cadaver Synod" of 897.
		Benedict X was then allowed to go free, and he retired to one of his family estates; but Hildebrand then had him imprisoned in 1060 in the hospice of St. Agnese, where he died, still a prisoner, sometime around 1073 or 1080.
	www.benrik.co.uk /content/blog.asp?entryID=22141 (3908 words)

	666man.net - 265 Popes From the Vatican's Official List
		However, Benedict XVI causes the count to run over 666 and, in fact, as of the writing of this paragraph (April 29, 2005), the count total of the seven Papal names used since 1798 is 680.
		Benedict XVI adds 15 to the count because they skipped Benedict X, so he is not the sixteenth pope in the Benedict series, but actually is the fifteenth pope in that series.
		Benedict XVI’s new name will be a new Papal name never before used in Papal history, this new name will add a count of 1 to the count total.
	www.666man.net /265popes.html (1418 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| A new Benedict enters the Vatican
		In choosing Benedict - which means "blessed" in Latin - Joseph Ratzinger told cardinals at the conclave that it was a homage to the last Benedict whose pontificate covered World War I. Italian-born Benedict XV is best remembered for his diplomatic efforts to end the conflict and his adroit leadership during a difficult period.
		Benedict VI (972-974), whose tenure came to an abrupt end when he was strangled by a priest after the Roman citizens rebelled against him
		Benedict is one of a number of papal names of holy origin such as Clement, Innocent, and Pius.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/4464355.stm (534 words)

	CNN.com - Benedict a popular pontiff name - Apr 20, 2005
		Benedict IX (1032-1045): Widely regarded as one of the worst pontiffs of the Middle Ages, he was only 20 when elected pope, and swiftly gained an unwholesome reputation for greed and corruption.
		Benedict V (964): One of the more unfortunate pontiffs to hold the papal title, Benedict V was deposed almost as soon as he had been elected by the Holy Roman Emperor Otho I, who wanted to install his own candidate in the Vatican.
		Benedict I (575-579): Almost nothing is known of the first pope to carry the name Benedict, save that he was born in Rome and headed the Catholic Church at a time of great political upheaval, with Italy being overrun from the north by the Germanic Lombard tribe.
	edition.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/europe/04/20/pope.name (464 words)

	List of Popes (Our Lady of Good Health Mission)
		And in 684, owing to the long delays involved in the journey to Constantinople, Constantine IV (Pogonatus) acceded to Benedict II's request that in future it should not be necessary to wait for confirmation, but that a mere notification of the election would suffice.
		vi, X, "De elect." (I, 6)] of Alexander III, the first of the decrees passed by the Third Oecumenical Council of the Lateran (1179).
		To prevent the evils of a disputed election it was established by this law that no one should be held to be elected until two thirds of the cardinals should have given their votes for him.
	tamilchurch.homestead.com /Pope.html (1825 words)

	USCCB - Pope Benedict XVI
		Pope Benedict XVI, formerly Joseph Ratzinger, was born on April 16, 1927 in Marktl am Inn, Germany.
		In March 1977, Pope Paul VI elected him Archbishop of Munich and Freising and on May 28, 1977 he was consecrated, the first diocesan priest after 80 years to take over the pastoral ministry of this large Bavarian diocese.
		Paul VI elevated him to the College of Cardinals in the consistory of June 27, 1977.
	www.usccb.org /pope/popebenedictxvi.htm (495 words)

	KOLBE'S GREATEST BOOKS: Pope Benedict VI
		Nothing is known of his deeds, except that he confirmed the privileges of some churches and monasteries.
		There, after a confinement of less than two months, he was strangled by their orders, to prevent his release by Sicco, an imperial envoy, sent to Rome by Otho II.
		The most important source for the history of the first nine popes who bore the name of Benedict is the biographies in the Liber Pontificalis, of which the most useful edition is that of Duchesne, Le Liber Pontificalis (Paris, 1886-92), and the latest that of Mommsen, Gesta Pontif.
	www.greatestbooks.org /studentlibrary/churchpopes/benedict6.htm (269 words)

	konkaniworld
		A Roman by birth, Benedict, son of Peter, was elected pope on the death of Pope Leo IV, but church intrigue resulted in his imprisonment for several months before he was released and consecrated.
		The 144th pope, Benedict VIII, son of Gregory, Count of Tusculum, was a layman who became the first of the Tusculan popes.
		Benedict X was imprisoned and died in the hospice of St. Agnese.
	www.konkaniworld.com /news/index.asp?ID=826&next0=826 (2445 words)

	Gregory VI takes Benedict IX's place (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		He was not pope long, owing to a general perception his payoff to Benedict amounted to the purchase of the papacy.
		Benedict ran to Emperor Conrad II and got his protection.
		Fortunately for the church, he was quickly driven out and replaced by a better man. It seems that in the end Benedict grew ashamed of himself, repented and went to live in an abbey where he died.
	chi.gospelcom.net /morestories/gregory_benedict.shtml (539 words)

	Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion: Foldout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Benedict, however, succeeded in expelling Sylvester the same year; but, as some say, that he might marry, he resigned his office into the hands of the Archpriest John Gratian for a large sum.
		Benedict, Sylvester, and Gregory were deposed at the Council of Sutri (1046) and a German bishop (Suidger) became Pope Clement II.
		Benedict is said to have been alive when Leo IX died, and continued his attempts to seize the papacy, others says that he resigned the pontificate and died in penitence
	members.aol.com /calderdale/kk_617.html (2706 words)

	History of the Mass (8histort.htm)
		Though Benedict VI ruled only a year and a half, he is credited with effecting the conversion of the Hungarians.
		Benedict VII was the son of David, a relative of Prince Alberic II who was one of the most powerful rulers of Rome in the mid century and had somehow been connected to the Crescenti clan.
		However Benedict VII, who had been bishop of Sutri near Viterbo, Italy, was also astutely aware of the politics of the times and sought to follow the middle of the road.
	www.dailycatholic.org /8histort.htm (2340 words)

	The Papacy - A Historical Perspective (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		BENEDICT VI : 973-974 A.D. Born in Rome.
		Benedict was imprisoned and murdered; he was strangled in the fortress of Castel S. Angelo and his body was thrown in the Tiber; it was immediately pulled out and buried in the Vatican Grottoes.
		We still have a letter written by Benedict VI and addressed to Frederick, Bishop of Salzburg, and to his Provincials, through which he gives him the office of vicar-apostolic in the Noricum and in the Pannonia,prohibiting to all the bishops of those provinces to wear the Pallium.
	www.mgr.org /965-984.html (480 words)

	Benedict of Nursia -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		In 1964 Pope Paul VI proclaimed Benedict patron saint of all Europe.
		Cenobitic monasticism was introduced in the West by St. Benedict of Nursia and became the norm of the Benedictine...
		It is known mainly for its association with the Benedictine monastery founded on the summit of Monte Cassino by St. Benedict of Nursia in 529.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9273168?tocId=9273168 (615 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Benedict VII
		Acting under the influence of Sicco (see BENEDICT VI), the Roman clergy and people elected to succeed Benedict VI another Benedict, Bishop of Sutri, a Roman and the son of David (October, 974).
		His authority was opposed by Boniface VII, and, though the antipope himself was forced to fly, his party followed fiercely in his footsteps and compelled Benedict to call upon Otho II for help.
		Firmly established on his throne by the emperor, he showed himself both desirous of checking the tide of simony which was rising high in the Church, and of advancing the cause of monasticism, which then meant that of civilization.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02428d.htm (350 words)

	The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Creations of Cardinals of the X Century
		Benedict IV, a Roman and the son of Mammalus, was elected pope between January and May 900, it is not known if he was a cardinal.
		(5) Imprisoned and strangled Pope Benedict VI in 974, took his place in June or July 973 under the name of Boniface VII and was deposed in August.
		Imprisoned and strangled Pope Benedict VI in 974, took his place in June or July 973 under the name of Boniface VII and was deposed in August.
	www.fiu.edu /~mirandas/consistories-x.htm (2447 words)

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		Buried at the Basilica of the Santi Apostoli in Rome.
		1775-1799: PIUS VI Born in 1717 at Cesena in Emilia as Giovanni Angelo Braschi.
		Following French invasion of the Papal States in 1798 Pope Pius VI was deposed as head of state and imprisoned.
	homepage.mac.com /crowns/vt/avtxt.html (2208 words)

	Benedict XV - Ad beatissimi apostolorum (01/11/1914)
		But there is still, Venerable Brethren, a deeper root of the evils we have hitherto been deploring, and unless the efforts of good men concentrate on its extirpation, that tranquil stability and peacefulness of human relations we so much desire, can never be attained.
		In the divine plan, so far are riches and glory and pleasure from bringing happiness to man that if he really wishes to be happy, he must rather for God's sake renounce them all: "Blessed are ye poor.
		That is to say, that it is through the sorrows and sufferings and miseries of this life, patiently borne with, as it is right that they should be, that we shall enter into possession of those true and imperishable goods which "God hath prepared for them that love Him" (I. Cor.
	www.vatican.va /holy_father/benedict_xv/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xv_enc_01111914_ad-beatissimi-apostolorum_en.html (4117 words)

	Pope's Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Born in Rome, he was elected on the 6th December 963 and died on the 1st March 965.
		Elected as an Antipope, he reigned for a few months despite many vicissitudes with his predecessor and his successor Benedict V. He forbade the laity to enter the presbitery during solemn functions.
		Born in Rome, he was elected on the 5th May 1045 and died on the 20th December 1046.
	www.albino-luciani.com /gallery04.html (2577 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Pope Benedict VIII
		Son of Gregory, count of Tusculum, and Maria; brother of Pope John XIX; relative of Pope Benedict VI.
		On 14 February 1014 Benedict crowned Henry II as Holy Roman Emperor.
		Pope during a period of renewed invasion of Europe by the Saracens, who established a settlement on Sicily; Benedict's forces kept them off the mainland.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/pope0144.htm (132 words)

	Archives - National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception-LIVE
		Another scandal. In the fall of 1044, the private life of Benedict IX was of such depravity, that it caused a riot. The Crescentii Family drove Benedict from Rome.
		He would not. In 1417, he was still refusing to resign, when the Council of Constance declared him deposed, again. Benedict remained defiant until his death in 1423.
		NB Benedict continued to live as a friar after his election.
	www.nationalshrine.com /site/pp.asp?c=etITK6OTG&b=130926& (399 words)

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		PETER The first Pope was a Galilean fisherman named Simon.
		Benedict founded the Monastery of Monte Cassino, the mother abbey of those hosts of monasteries which did so much for the Church and for civilization.
		Monasticism was already a powerful force, but St. Benedict is rightly regarded as the patriarch of Western monks.
	www.ewtn.com /library/CHRIST/POPES.TXT (22289 words)

	History of the Popes
		BENEDICT II 684 - 685 JOHN V 685 - 686 CONON 686 - 687 ST.
		SERGIUS 687-701 JOHN VI 701 - 705 JOHN VII 705 - 707 SISINNIUS 708 CONSTANTINE 708 - 715 ST.
		PIUS X 1903 - 1914 BENEDICT XV 1914 -1922 PIUS XI 1922 - 1939 PIUS XII 1939 - 1958 JOHN XXIII 1958-1963 PAUL VI 1963 -- 1978 JOHN PAUL I 1978 JOHN PAUL II 1978 -- ST.
	www.geocities.com /gvwrite/popes.htm (22170 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Benedict VI
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		Benedict, Cardinal-Deacon of St. Theodore, a Roman and the son of Hildebrand, was elected as the successor of John XIII, who died 6 September, 972; but the necessity of waiting for the ratification of the Emperor Otho delayed his consecration till 19 January, 973.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02428c.htm (304 words)

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