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Pope Benedict XIII (Latin: Benedictus XIII; Italian: Benedetto XIII; 2 February 1649 – 21 February 1730), born Pietro Francesco Orsini and later called Vincenzo Maria Orsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 May 1724 to his death in February 1730.
Benedict XIII (born Feb. 2, 1649, Gravina, Kingdom of Naples—died Feb. 21, 1730, Rome) was the pope from 1724 to 1730. Entering the Dominican order in 1667, Orsini taught philosophy at Brescia, Venetian Republic, before Pope Clement X made him cardinal in 1672.
Benedict (XIII) was an antipope from 1394 to 1417. He reigned in Avignon, Provence, in opposition to the reigning popes in Rome, during the Western Schism (1378–1417), when the Roman Catholic Church was split by national rivalries claiming the papal throne. Of noble birth, he was professor of canon.
Pope Benedict XIII, born Pietro Francesco Orsini in 1649, ascended to the papacy in 1724, bringing with him a reputation for personal piety and asceticism that would define his pontificate. Benedict XIII was the 245th leader of the Catholic Church and the 13th among that lot to choose the papal name of Benedict.
Benedict XIII, POPE (PIETRO FRANCESCO ORSINI), b. February 2, 1649; d. February 23, 1730. Being a son of Ferdinando Orsini and Giovanna Frangipani of Tolpha, he belonged to the archducal family Orsini-Gravina.
A biography of Benedict XIII, Pope, who was a Dominican friar and a reluctant pontiff. He was known for his spiritual works, his opposition to Jansenism, and his canonization of many saints.
Beginning Pontificate: 29.V, 4.VI.1724: End Pontificate: 21.II.1730: Secular Name: Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini: Birth: Gravina
