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The third pope to bear the same name as his immediate predecessor. Last pope to have been born outside Europe until the election of Francis in 2013. 91 3 December 741 – 22 March 752 (10 years, 110 days) St Zachary ZACHARIAS: Zacharias c. 679 Sancta Severina, Calabria, Eastern Roman Empire 62 / 73 (Eastern) Roman citizen. Was of Greek ethnicity.
Dec 31, 2022 · CNN —. Former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday in a monastery in the Vatican at the age of 95, asked for forgiveness for those he has “wronged” in the spiritual testament published ...
Dec 31, 2022 · ROME — Pope Benedict XVI, the first pontiff to step down since the 15th century, died on Saturday in Vatican City at age 95. For several days, he had experienced declining health due to his ...
The Holy See Pontiffs Benedict XVI ... 265th Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 19,24.IV.2005: End Pontificate: 28.II.2013: Secular Name:
Apr 19, 2005 · Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) was born on 16 April 1927 in Marktl am Inn, Germany. His father, a police officer, came from a traditional family of farmers from Lower Bavaria. He spent his adolescent years in Traunstein, a small town on the Austrian border. It was in this context, which Pope Benedict XVI himself has described as ...
Dec 31, 2022 · The funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be held on Thursday in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City at 9:30 a.m. local time, Bruni said. The funeral will be led by Pope Francis.
Dec 31, 2022 · Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose death at 95 was announced Saturday, was a powerful intellectual force who shaped the Catholic Church’s theology for more than a quarter century before shocking ...
