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Pope Benedict

Benedict has been the papal name of fifteen popes of the Catholic Church. The name is derived from the Latin benedictus, meaning "blessed".

  • Pope Benedict I (575–579)
  • Pope Benedict II (saint; 684–685)
  • Pope Benedict III (855–858)
  • Pope Benedict IV (900–903)
  • Pope Benedict V (964)
  • Pope Benedict VI (972–974)
  • Pope Benedict VII (974–983)
  • Pope Benedict VIII (1012–1024)
  • Pope Benedict IX (1032–1044, 1045–1046, 1047–1048)
    • Antipope Benedict X (1058–1059) – several cardinals alleged that his election was irregular and he was deposed; his papacy, though later declared illegitimate, has been taken into account in the conventional numbering of subsequent popes who took the same name
  • Pope Benedict XI (blessed; 1303–1304)
  • Pope Benedict XII (1334–1342)
    • Antipope Benedict XIII (1394–1423)
    • Antipope Benedict XIV (1424–1429, 1430–1437) – two individuals
  • Pope Benedict XIII (servant of God; 1724–1730)
  • Pope Benedict XIV (1740–1758)
  • Pope Benedict XV (1914–1922)
  • Pope Benedict XVI (2005–2013)
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