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Benedict XV

1854 CE – 1922 CE

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  1. 1914 conclave1914 CE
    A conclave was held from 31 August to 3 September 1914 to elect a new pope in succession to Pius X, who had died on 20 August. Of the 65 members of the College of Cardinals, all but eight attended. On the tenth ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Giacomo della Chiesa, the archbishop of Bologna. After accepting his election, he took the name Benedict XV.

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