Domenico Serafini
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Domenico Serafini, O.S.B. Subl. was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served in various pastoral, diplomatic, and curial posts, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1914.
Domenico Serafini, by G. Ciro, 1902
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
Domenico Serafini
…of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in the consistory of 25 May 1914. Some three months later, following Pius X's death, Serafini participated in the papal conclave to elect his successor. Serafini, supported by Gaetano Cardinal de Lai , was the leading candidate for the conservative cardinals, who believed he would…
Benedictus XV, by Nicola Perscheid, 1915
Sistine Chapel, the location of the 1914 conclave that elected Benedict XV