Pope Benedict XIV
Prospero Lambertini was one of the most learned and good-humoured of popes. His great work on the beatification and canonization of saints set the rules the Church followed for centuries. He began the practice of teaching through encyclical letters to the whole Church, and he was admired even by Voltaire.
- Pontificate
- 17 August 1740 – 3 May 1758 (17 years, 8 months)
- Birth name
- Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini
- Born
- 31 March 1675, Bologna
- Died
- 3 May 1758, Rome
- Preceded by
- Pope Clement XII
- Succeeded by
- Pope Clement XIII
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