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    The Papal Library ™ is an ongoing project of the St. Michael's Call    John Paul II1978- John Paul I1978-1978 Paul VI1963-1978 John XXIII1958-1963 Pius XII1939-1958 Pius XI1922-1939 Benedict XV1914-1922 Pius X1903-1914 Leo XIII1878-1903 Pius IX1846-1878 Gregory XVI1831-1846 Pius VIII1829-1830 Leo XII1823-1829 Pius VII1800-1823 Pius VI1775-1799 Clement XIV1769-1774 Clement XIII1758-1769 Benedict XIV1740-1758 Clement XII1730-1740 Benedict XIII1724-1730 Innocent XIII1721-1724 Clement XI1700-1721 Innocent XII1691-1700 Alexander...

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    Unam Sanctam - Pope Boniface VIII - The Papal Library

    Unam SanctamPapal Bull of Boniface VIIIin which he asserted his rights against King PhillipNovember 18, 1302Urged by faith, we are obliged to believe and to maintain that the Church is one, holy, catholic, and also apostolic. We believe in her firmly and we confess with simplicity that outside of her there is neither salvation nor the remission of sins, as the Spouse...

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    Biography - Pope Leo XII - The Papal Library

    Leo XII1823-1829 Annibale della Genga born 1760 The interval between the close of one pontificate and the commencement of another is a period of some excitement, and necessarily of much anxiety. In elective monarchy, and in the only one surviving in Europe, there is of course a space of provisional arrangements, foreseen and predisposed. Time is required for the electors to assemble...

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    Biography - Pope Benedict XV - The Papal Library

    Benedict XV1914 - 1922 James della Chiesa born 1854 Benedict XV's reign was an overture to the reigns of Pius XI and Pius XII. Much that they achieved was initiated by him. But it was a muted overture. The first four years and two months of his reign were the years of the First World War. After the armistice Benedict reigned for three years and...

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    Pacem In Terris John XXIII

    Pacem In Terris Encyclical of Pope John XXIIIon the Establishing Universal Peace in Truth, Justice, Charity, and Liberty April 11, 1963 I. Order Between Men II. Relations Between Individuals and the Public Authorities III. Relations Between States IV. Relationship of Men and of Political Communities with the World Community V. Pastoral Exhortations To Our Venerable Brethren the Patriarchs, Primates, Archbishops, Bishops, and...

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    Biography - Pope Alexander III - The Papal Library

    Alexander III1159-1181Laurentius Bandinelli born app 1100Alexander III originally named Laurentius Bandinelli of the Paperoni family of Sienna canon regular at Pisa and at Saint John Lateran and professor of Holy Scripture in the. University of Bologna was created cardinal-deacon in 1145 by Eugene and then named by the same pope cardinal-priest of Saint Mark and vice-chancellor of the Holy Roman Church; and...

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    Benedict XIII

    Benedict XIII1724-1730Vincenzo Maria Orsini born 1649Benedict XIII belonged to the illustrious Orsini family, which counted among its members eighteen saints, five pontiffs, and forty cardinals. His original name was Vincenzo Maria Orsini. He was the eldest son of Ferdinand X Orsini, Duke of Gravina, and Jane Frangipani de la Tolfa, daughter of the Duke of Grumo.Vincenzo Maria was born on the 2nd...

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