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Pope
Benedict XIV
Bishop of Rome
Portrait of Benedict XIV by Pierre Subleyras, 1746
Church
Catholic Church
Papacy began
17 August 1740
Papacy ended
3 May 1758
Predecessor
Clement XII
Successor
Clement XIII
Orders
Ordination
2 July 1724 by Pope Benedict XIII
Consecration
16 July 1724 by Benedict XIII
Created cardinal
9 December 1726 (in pectore) 30 April 1728 (revealed) by Benedict XIII
Personal details
Born
Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini
(1675-03-31)31 March 1675
Bologna, Papal States
Died
3 May 1758(1758-05-03) (aged 83) Rome, Papal States
Previous post(s)
Assessor of the Congregation of Rites (1712–1713)
Secretary of the Congregation of the Council (1718–1722)
Titular Archbishop of Teodosia (1724–1727)
Archbishop of Ancona e Numana (1727–1731)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (1728–1740)
Archbishop of Bologna (1731–1754)
Motto
Curabuntur omnes (Latin for 'All will be healed')[1]
Coat of arms
Other popes named Benedict
Papal styles of Pope Benedict XIV
Reference style
His Holiness
Spoken style
Your Holiness
Religious style
Holy Father
Posthumous style
None
Pope Benedict XIV (Latin: Benedictus XIV; Italian: Benedetto XIV; 31 March 1675 – 3 May 1758),[2] born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death in May 1758.[note 1]
Perhaps one of the best scholars to sit on the papal throne, yet often overlooked, he promoted scientific learning, the Baroque arts, reinvigoration of Thomism, and the study of the human form. Firmly committed to carrying out the decrees of the Council of Trent and authentic Catholic teaching, Benedict removed changes previously made to the Breviary, sought peacefully to reverse growing secularism in European courts, invigorated ceremonies with great pomp, and throughout his life and his reign published numerous theological and ecclesiastical treatises. In governing the Papal States, he reduced taxation on some products, but also raised taxes on others; he also encouraged agriculture and supported free trade within the Papal States. A scholar, he created the Sacred and Profane Museums, now part of the present Vatican Museums. He can be considered a polymath to an extent due to his numerous studies of ancient literature, his publishing of ecclesiastical books and documents, his interest in the study of the human body, and his devotion to art and theology.
Towards the end of his papacy Benedict XIV was forced to contend with issues surrounding the Society of Jesus. He expelled them from Portugal at the behest of Joseph I in 1758, just before his death. The papacy reluctantly acceded to the anti-Jesuit demands while providing minimal theological justification for the suppressions.
Horace Walpole described him as "loved by papists, esteemed by Protestants, a priest without insolence or interest, a prince without favorites, a pope without nepotism, an author without vanity, a man whom neither intellect nor power could corrupt."[3]
^"Pope Benedict XIV (Prospero Lambertini)". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
^Rosa, Mario (1966). "Benedetto XIV, papa". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 8.
^Benedict XIV and the Enlightenment, p. 370.
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