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)

Surface form	Occurrences
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

Statements (82)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic theologian ⓘ cardinal of the Catholic Church ⓘ head of state ⓘ human ⓘ pope ⓘ
ageAtDeath	95 ⓘ
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 ⓘ surface form: Caritas in Veritate 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 ⓘ