Noun
pope who was a patron of the arts and who denounced the cruelty to the indigenous peoples of South America (1675-1758)
Source: WordNetA man fond above all of asceticism and religious celebrations, according to Cardinal Lambertini (later Pope Benedict XIV ) he "did not have any idea about how to rule". Source: Internet
Benedict XIV (Const. 3, "Maximo") granted prelates of the greater presidency the privilege of wearing a hat with purple band, which right they hold even after they have ceased to be abbreviators. Source: Internet
During his papacy, Benedict XIV commissioned a team of architects led by Nicola Salvi and Luigi Vanvitelli to design a large palace that was to be 'more complex and with greater baroque style than the box of a palace Vanvitelli designed in Caserta '. Source: Internet
Benedict XIV maintained this decision of his predecessor on the grounds that Clement's life was little known, that he had never obtained public cultus in the Church, and that some of his doctrines were, if not erroneous, at least suspect. Source: Internet
At first, he called himself Benedict XIV, but afterwards altered the title to Benedict XIII (the previous Benedict XIII having been considered an antipope ). Source: Internet
His skill in the conduct of a mission to the court of Naples won him the esteem of Pope Benedict XIV who appointed him as one of his secretaries Eamon Duffy, Saints & Sinners: A History of the Popes, 251. in 1753 following the death of Cardinal Ruffo. Source: Internet