Pontifical Oriental Institute
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The Pontifical Oriental Institute, also known as the Orientale, is a Catholic institution of higher education located in Rome and focusing on Eastern Christianity.
Pontifical Oriental Institute
Santa Maria Maggiore by Alberta Pisa (1905)
Mgr Michel d'Herbigny, Bishop and Rector of the Pontifical Oriental Institute (Rome)
Pope Benedict XV
Pope Benedict XV
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Pope Benedict XV, born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in January 1922. His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I and its political, social, and humanitarian consequences in Europe.
Benedict XV in 1915
The birthplace of Giacomo della Chiesa in Pegli
Giacomo in 1866 at the age of twelve
Pope Pius X consecrates his future successor Pope Benedict XV as Archbishop Giacomo della Chiesa in the Vatican on 22 December 1907.