Pope Benedict XVI

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Catholic theologian cardinal of the Catholic Church head of state human pope

Pope Benedict XVI was the German-born head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013, known for his conservative theology and for being the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign from the papacy.

Observed surface forms (8)

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Joseph Ratzinger 12
Benedict XVI 8
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger 1
Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th Pope 1
Pope Emeritus 1
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI 1
Ratzinger 1
papacy of Benedict XVI 1

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instanceOf Catholic theologian ⓘ
cardinal of the Catholic Church ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
human ⓘ
pope ⓘ
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birthName Pope Benedict XVI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger
burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ
causeOfDeath age-related health complications ⓘ
citizenship Germany ⓘ
Vatican City ⓘ
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Benedict XVI ⓘ
countryOfBirth Germany ⓘ
createdCardinalBy Pope Paul VI ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1927-04-16 ⓘ
dateOfCardinalCreation 1977-06-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2022-12-31 ⓘ
education Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ⓘ
electedAsPopeBy 2005 papal conclave ⓘ
endTime 2013-02-28 ⓘ
episcopalConsecrationDate 1977-05-28 ⓘ
era 21st century ⓘ
familyName Pope Benedict XVI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ratzinger
fieldOfWork philosophy ⓘ
theology ⓘ
givenName Joseph ⓘ
honorificPrefix His Holiness ⓘ
Pope Benedict XVI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pope Emeritus
issuedMotuProprio Summorum Pontificum ⓘ
knownFor Regensburg lecture ⓘ
conservative theology ⓘ
emphasis on traditional Catholic doctrine ⓘ
resignation from the papacy ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
memberOf College of Cardinals ⓘ
International Theological Commission ⓘ
motto Cooperatores Veritatis ⓘ
nationality German ⓘ
notableIdea hermeneutic of continuity ⓘ
notableWork Caritas in veritate ⓘ
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Deus Caritas Est ⓘ
Introduction to Christianity ⓘ
Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form: Jesus of Nazareth

Spe Salvi ⓘ
ordainedBy Michael von Faulhaber ⓘ
ordinationDate 1951-06-29 ⓘ
papalName Pope Benedict XVI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Benedict XVI
parent Joseph Ratzinger Sr. ⓘ
Joseph Ratzinger Sr. ⓘ
surface form: Maria Ratzinger
participatedIn Second Vatican Council ⓘ
placeOfBirth Marktl am Inn ⓘ
placeOfDeath Vatican City ⓘ
positionHeld Archbishop of Munich and Freising ⓘ
Pope ⓘ
surface form: Bishop of Rome

Dean of the College of Cardinals ⓘ
Pope ⓘ
Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ⓘ
Sovereign of the Vatican City State ⓘ
predecessor Pope John Paul II ⓘ
reasonForResignation advanced age and declining strength ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
religiousOrder secular clergy ⓘ
residenceAfterResignation Mater Ecclesiae Monastery ⓘ
residenceAsPope Apostolic Palace ⓘ
resignationAnnouncementDate 2013-02-11 ⓘ
resignedFromOffice Pope ⓘ
roleInCouncil theological adviser (peritus) ⓘ
sibling Georg Ratzinger ⓘ
signature Signature of Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
startTime 2005-04-19 ⓘ
successor Pope Francis ⓘ
supported traditional Latin liturgy (Summorum Pontificum) ⓘ
theologicalOrientation conservative ⓘ
traditionalist-leaning ⓘ
wroteEncyclical Caritas in veritate ⓘ
surface form: Caritas in Veritate

Deus Caritas Est ⓘ
Spe Salvi ⓘ

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Deus Caritas Est → author → Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
Introduction to Christianity → author → Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
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Introduction to Christianity → author → Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
Spe Salvi → author → Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
Summorum Pontificum → author → Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
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Pope John Paul II → beatifiedBy → Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
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Sagrada Família → consecratedBy → Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
Lumen fidei → contributor → Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
The Light of Faith → contributor → Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
João Braz de Aviz → createdCardinalBy → Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
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