Pope Benedict XIV
(Prospero Lambertini)
1740.08.17 – 1758.05.03
Bishop of Rome
Vicar of Jesus Christ
Successor of the Prince of the Apostles
Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church
Patriarch of the West
Metropolitan Archbishop of the Province of Rome
Servant of the Servants of God
Episcopal Motto: Curabuntur omnes
| Born: | 1675.03.31 (Bologna, Italy) |
| Ordained Priest: | 1724.07 |
| Consecrated Bishop: | 1724.07.16 |
| Created Cardinal in pectore: | 1726.12.09 |
| Revealed as Cardinal: | 1728.04.30 |
| Elected as Supreme Pontiff: | 1740.08.17 |
| Installed as Supreme Pontiff: | 1740.08.22 |
| Died: | 1758.05.03 (Roma, Italy † 83) |
Titular Archbishop of Theodosia (1724.06.12 – 1727.01.20)
Archbishop-Bishop of Ancona e Umana (Italy) (1727.01.20 – 1731.04.30)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1728.05.10 – 1740.08.17)
Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1731.04.30 – 1754.01.14)
Supreme Pontiff (1740.08.17 [1740.08.22] – 1758.05.03)
Cardinals Created:
64 Cardinals (7 Consistories)
Documents Issued:
15 Documents
Saints Proclaimed:
6 Saints (1 ceremony), 30 Blesseds (6 ceremonies)
Buried at:
Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano, Vatican City State (Tomb monument)
