Benedict XIII, Pope

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• Pope Benedict XIII —     Pope Benedict XIII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Benedict XIII     (PIETRO FRANCESCO ORSINI)     Born 2 February, 1649; died 23 February, 1730. Being a son of Ferdinando Orsini and Giovanna Frangipani of Tolpha, he belonged to the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Benedict XIII —     Pope Benedict XIII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Benedict XIII     (PIETRO FRANCESCO ORSINI)     Born 2 February, 1649; died 23 February, 1730. Being a son of Ferdinando Orsini and Giovanna Frangipani of Tolpha, he belonged to the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Benedict VI, Pope — • Benedict, Cardinal Deacon of St. Theodore, a Roman and the son of Hildebrand, was elected as the successor of John XIII Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope Benedict XIII — Infobox pope|English name=Benedict XIII [Pope Benedict X is now considered an antipope. At the time, however, this status was not recognized and so the man the Roman Catholic church officially considers the tenth true Pope Benedict took the… …   Wikipedia

• Benedict XIII — may refer to:*Pope Benedict XIII (1649 – 1730), pope from 1724 1730 *Avignon Pope Benedict XIII ((1328 1423), officially considered an anti pope by the Roman Catholic Church; he was based in Avignon, France in opposition to the pope in Rome …   Wikipedia

• Benedict XIII — (d. 1423)    Antipope.    Benedict XIII was born Pedro de Luna. An expert in Canon Law, he was made a Cardinal in 1375. After the death of Antipope Clement VII in 1394, he was elected in his place on the understanding that he would resign in… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• Antipope Benedict XIII — Benedict XIII, born Pedro Martínez de Luna, (1328 May 23 1423), known as el Papa Luna in Aragonese and Spanish, was an Aragonese, and is officially considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be an Antipope.Benedict should not be confused with the …   Wikipedia

• Benedict (XIII) — ▪ antipope original name  Pedro de Luna  born c. 1328, Illueca, Kingdom of Aragon died 1423, Peñíscola, in Valencia       antipope from 1394 to 1417. He reigned in Avignon, Provence, in opposition to the reigning popes in Rome, during the Western …   Universalium

• Benedict XIII — (Pietro Francesco Orsini) 1649 1730, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1724 30. * * * orig. Pedro de Luna born с 1328, Illueca, Kingdom of Aragon died 1423, Peñíscola, in Valencia Antipope (1394–1423). A French professor of canon law, he was named a… …   Universalium

• Benedict XIII — (Pietro Francesco Orsini) 1649 1730, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1724 30 …   Useful english dictionary