Benedict XI
Also known as Nicola Boccasini, Pope Benedict XI, Blessed Benedict XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1303 to 1304
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Benedict XI was a pope of the Catholic Church who led the church for about a year, from 1303 to 1304. His brief papacy came during a turbulent period in church history when the pope's political power and independence were being challenged.
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- Born
- 1240
- Died
- 1304
- Works
- 2
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Pope Benedict XI (Latin: Benedictus XI; 1240 – 7 July 1304), born Nicola Boccasini (Niccolò of Treviso), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 October 1303 to his death on 7 July 1304.
Boccasini entered the Order of Preachers in his native Treviso. He studied at Venice and Milan before becoming a teacher in Venice and in other Dominican houses. He served two terms as Provincial Prior of Lombardy, before being elected Master of the Order in 1296. Two years later he was made cardinal. He was appointed Bishop of Ostia, and served as papal legate first to Hungary, and then to France. He was with Pope Boniface VIII when Boniface was attacked by French forces at Anagni.