Pope Benedict XV

Pope Benedict XV
Papacy began	3 September 1914
Papacy ended	22 January 1922
Predecessor	Pope Pius X
Successor	Pope Pius XI
Personal details
Birth name	Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa
Born	(1854-11-21)21 November 1854 Pegli, Piemont-Sardinia
Died	22 January 1922(1922-01-22) (aged 67) Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
Motto	In Te Domine Speravi, Non Confundar In Aeternum (In Thee O Lord, I have hoped, not to be ashamed forever)
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Pope Benedict XV (Latin: Benedictus PP. XV; Italian: Benedetto XV, 21 November 1854 – 22 January 1922), born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 259th Pope from 1914 until his death in 1922.^[1]

His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I.^[2]

1. ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-8.
2. ↑ "Pope Benedict XV," Archived 2012-01-28 at the Wayback Machine New Catholic Dictionary (1910); retrieved 2011-11-8.