People/Characters: Benedict XIII, Pope

Titles	Order
Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy by John Julius Norwich	Pietro Francesco Orsini, later Vincenzo Maria Orsini, 1649–1730
All the Pope's Men: The Inside Story of How the Vatican Really Thinks by John L. Allen	Pietro Francesco Orsini, later Vincenzo Maria Orsini, 1649 - 1730
Daily Life in Papal Rome in the Eighteenth Century by Maurice Andrieux	Pietro Francesco Orsini, later Vincenzo Maria Orsini, 1649 - 1730
The Gauntlet by Ilsa J. Bick	Pietro Francesco Orsini, later Vincenzo Maria Orsini, 1649 - 1730
The Venetians: A New History: From Marco Polo to Casanova by Paul Strathern	Pietro Francesco Orsini, later Vincenzo Maria Orsini, 1649 - 1730
Wide as the Waters: The Story of the English Bible and the Revolution It Inspired by Benson Bobrick	Pietro Francesco Orsini, later Vincenzo Maria Orsini, 1649 - 1730

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Pope Benedict XIII (Latin: Benedictus XIII; Italian: Benedetto XIII; 2 February 1649 – 21 February 1730), born Pietro Francesco Orsini and later called Vincenzo Maria Orsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 May 1724 to his death in February 1730. He now has the posthumous title of Servant of God.

A Dominican friar, Orsini focused on his religious responsibilities as bishop rather than on papal administration. Orsini's lack of political expertise led him to increasingly rely on an unscrupulous secretary (Cardinal Niccolò Coscia) whose financial abuses ruined the papal treasury, causing great damage to the Church in Rome.

A note on the numbering: Pope Benedict X (1058–1059) is now considered an antipope by the Catholic Church. At the time of Benedict XI's election, however, Benedict X was still considered a legitimate pope, and thus the man the Catholic Church officially considers the tenth true Pope Benedict, Niccolo Boccasini, took the official number XI rather than X. This has advanced the numbering of all subsequent Popes Benedict by one digit. Popes Benedict XI-Benedict XVI are, from an official point of view, the 10th through 15th popes by that name.
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Pope Benedict XIII (Latin: Benedictus XIII; Italian: Benedetto XIII; 2 February 1649 – 21 February 1730), born Pietro Francesco Orsini and later called Vincenzo Maria Orsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 May 1724 to his death in February 1730. He now has the posthumous title of Servant of God. A Dominican friar, Orsini focused on his religious responsibilities as bishop rather than on papal administration. Orsini's lack of political expertise led him to increasingly rely on an unscrupulous secretary (Cardinal Niccolò Coscia) whose financial abuses ruined the papal treasury, causing great damage to the Church in Rome. A note on the numbering: Pope Benedict X (1058–1059) is now considered an antipope by the Catholic Church. At the time of Benedict XI's election, however, Benedict X was still considered a legitimate pope, and thus the man the Catholic Church officially considers the tenth true Pope Benedict, Niccolo Boccasini, took the official number XI rather than X. This has advanced the numbering of all subsequent Popes Benedict by one digit. Popes Benedict XI-Benedict XVI are, from an official point of view, the 10th through 15th popes by that name. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XIII" rel="nofollow" target="_new">Wikipedia</a>

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