The Unknown Pope: Benedict XV (1914-1922) and the Pursuit of Peace
An in-depth and extensively researched biography of Pope Benedict XV.

Best known for his efforts to end World War I, Benedict XV was the first contemporary pope to assume the role of peacemaker, a role that has persisted in the papacy since.

Although Benedict's 1917 Peace Note was rejected by officials, he went on to help establish Save the Children and to lead European efforts at humanitarian aid. His brief pontificate resulted in a positive reassessment of the Church's attitude towards colonialism and colonized peoples.

Using previously unpublished correspondence and private papers from the Vatican archives, John Pollard has written the first biography on Benedict XV in almost half a century.
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The Unknown Pope: Benedict XV (1914-1922) and the Pursuit of Peace
An in-depth and extensively researched biography of Pope Benedict XV.

Best known for his efforts to end World War I, Benedict XV was the first contemporary pope to assume the role of peacemaker, a role that has persisted in the papacy since.

Although Benedict's 1917 Peace Note was rejected by officials, he went on to help establish Save the Children and to lead European efforts at humanitarian aid. His brief pontificate resulted in a positive reassessment of the Church's attitude towards colonialism and colonized peoples.

Using previously unpublished correspondence and private papers from the Vatican archives, John Pollard has written the first biography on Benedict XV in almost half a century.
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The Unknown Pope: Benedict XV (1914-1922) and the Pursuit of Peace

The Unknown Pope: Benedict XV (1914-1922) and the Pursuit of Peace

by John Pollard
The Unknown Pope: Benedict XV (1914-1922) and the Pursuit of Peace

The Unknown Pope: Benedict XV (1914-1922) and the Pursuit of Peace

by John Pollard

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An in-depth and extensively researched biography of Pope Benedict XV.

Best known for his efforts to end World War I, Benedict XV was the first contemporary pope to assume the role of peacemaker, a role that has persisted in the papacy since.

Although Benedict's 1917 Peace Note was rejected by officials, he went on to help establish Save the Children and to lead European efforts at humanitarian aid. His brief pontificate resulted in a positive reassessment of the Church's attitude towards colonialism and colonized peoples.

Using previously unpublished correspondence and private papers from the Vatican archives, John Pollard has written the first biography on Benedict XV in almost half a century.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472910028
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 03/04/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 256
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Dr John Pollard is a British historian, fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and Emeritus Professor of Modern European History at Anglia Polytechnic University.
Dr John Pollard is a Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and Emeritus Professor of Modern European History at Anglia Ruskin University.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements

Introduction
1. From Genoa to Rome
2. Bologna
3. Pope
4. Benedict, the war and Italy
5. Humanitarian relief and peace diplomacy
6. Peace and its problems
7. Benedict XV and Italy, 1918-1922
8. Benedict, the Church and the world
Epilogue
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