Pope Pius X dies

When

20 Aug 1914

Kind

Event

Coordinates

41.91° N, 12.46° E

Description

Pope Pius X dies. The Papal conclave assembles and elects Pope Benedict XV on September 3, 1914. He immediately declares the neutrality of the Holy See in Wo…

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Election of Catholic Pope Benedict XV

A conclave was held from 31 August to 3 September 1914 to elect a new pope in succession to Pius X, who had died on 20 August. Of the 65 members of the College of Cardinals, all but eight attended. On the tenth ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Giacomo della Chiesa, the archbishop of Bologna. After accepting his election, he took the name Benedict XV.

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