Blessed Pope Benedict Xi
Also known as: Niccolò Boccasini
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
7-Jul
Born
1240 at Treviso, Italy as Niccolo Boccasini
Died
7 July 1304 at Perugia, Italy of natural causes
Beatified
24 April 1736 by Pope Clement XII (cultus confirmed); 1773 by Pope Clement XIV (beatified)
Biography
Blessed Pope Benedict XI, also known as Niccolú Boccasini, was born in 1240 in Treviso, Italy. As a young man, he joined the Dominican order and later became the Ninth Master-General of his Order in 1296. Throughout his life, he demonstrated a deep devotion to Dominican spiritual practices.
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