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| | New Catholic Dictionary: Benedict XV, Pope (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | Pope Benedict XV (Giacomo della Chiesa) (1914-1922) Born Pegli, Italy, 1854; died Rome, Italy. |
 | | Nuncio to Spain, privy chamberlain, Archbishop of Bologna, and cardinal, he was elected directly after the outbreak of the World War, and maintained a position of neutrality throughout. |
 | | He denounced the violation of Belgium and gave freely to the victims of the war, widows, orphans, and wounded, and established a bureau of communication for prisoners of war with their relatives. |
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