The papal conclave of 1914 was convened to elect a pope, the leader of the Catholic Church, to succeed Pope Pius X following his death on 20 August 1914.
Cardinal Giacomo della Chiesa was elected Pope Benedict XV by the 1914 conclave on 3 September.
1914 conclave
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A conclave was held from 31 August to 3 September 1914 to elect a new pope in succession to Pius X, who had died on 20 August. Of the 65 members of the College of Cardinals, all but eight attended. On
Cardinal electors for the 1914 conclave
…The papal conclave of 1914 was convened to elect a pope, the leader of the Catholic Church, to succeed Pope Pius X following his death on 20 August 1914. Of the 65 members of the…
Sistine Chapel, the location of the 1914 conclave that elected Benedict XV