Benedict XIV

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Pope
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Bologna
gptkbp:appointedCardinalBy gptkb:Benedict_XIII
1726-06-09
gptkbp:beatifiedBy no
gptkbp:birthDate 1675-03-31
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Prospero_Lorenzo_Lambertini
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bologna,_Papal_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Peter's_Basilica
gptkbp:canonizedBy no
gptkbp:coatOfArms C o a Benedetto XIV.svg
gptkbp:consecrationDate gptkb:Pope_Benedict_XIII
1724-07-16
gptkbp:deathDate 1758-05-03
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Rome,_Papal_States
gptkbp:feastDay May 3 (local observance)
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:His_Holiness
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benedict XIV
gptkbp:knownFor scholarly works
promoting science and the arts
reforming canonization process
tolerance towards Jews
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Non_Ambigimus
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Italian
gptkbp:notableFor reforming the Roman Curia
promoting interfaith dialogue
supporting the study of history and antiquities
encyclicals on missions and science
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:De_Servorum_Dei_Beatificatione_et_Beatorum_Canonizatione
gptkb:De_Synodo_Dioecesana
Institutiones Ecclesiasticae
gptkbp:ordinationDate 1724-12-16
gptkbp:papacyEnd 1758-05-03
gptkbp:papacyStart 1740-08-17
gptkbp:parent Lucrezia Bulgarini
Marcello Lambertini
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Clement_XII
gptkbp:religion Catholic Church
gptkbp:signature Benedictus XIV signature.svg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Clement_XIII
gptkbp:title Bishop of Rome
Sovereign of the Papal States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Passionists
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5