Pope Benedict

Benedict is the regnal name of the current Roman pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI (2005–present) and has been the name of fourteen other popes (and three antipopes):

  • Pope Benedict I (575–579)
  • Pope Benedict II (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)
  • Pope Benedict XI (1303–1304)
  • Pope Benedict XII (1334–1342)
  • Pope Benedict XIII (1724–1730)
  • Pope Benedict XIV (1740–1758)
  • Pope Benedict XV (1914–1922)
  • Pope Benedict XVI (2005–present)

Two or three antipopes also called Benedict:

  • Antipope Benedict X (considered by some to be pope, but officially an antipope)
  • Antipope Benedict XIII
  • Antipope Benedict XIV

Famous quotes containing the words pope and/or benedict:

    “On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore,
    Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore.”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “A man’s indebtedness ... is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude.”
    —Ruth Benedict (1887–1948)