BENEDICT

name of fifteen popes. Of the t nine popes and one antipope (B.X., 1058) little of importance is known, save that one (B. II., 684) was noted for holine of life, and is reputed a saint, and one for di olutene of life (B. IX., 1032). He was driven out of Rome, and resigned the Papacy several times, and_at length retired to a mon as casini, a Dominican; wrote scriptural commentaries; is beatified. B. XII (133442), Jacques Fournier, a Cistercian; an able theologian; wished to restore Papacy to Rome, and tried to unite the Gk. and Lat, Churches. B. XIII. (1724-30), Pietro Orsini, became a Dominican in spite of family opposition; mmade cardinal at 23; made pope against his will; ruled with piety and vigor. B. an able theologian and canonist, left work on canonization, which is stil] authoritative The anti-pope Pedro di Luna was known as B XIII.