A historiographical reading of the pontificate of Benedict XV (1914-1922) in the last decade
Tragic indeed were the times during which Giacomo della Chiesa is called to the Papacy. His pontificate takes its cue from the tragic moment of a Great War that Europe found itself immersed in, and that would, in many ways, change its face. Although one of the shortest pontificates of the twentieth...
| Published in: | Melita theologica |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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Melita theologica
Year: 2019, Volume: 69, Issue: 2, Pages: 207-215 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KCB Papacy KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Benedict XV, Pope, 1854-1922 -- Criticism and interpretation
B Catholic Church -- Clergy B Benedict XV, Pope, 1854-1922 -- Political and social views B Popes -- Historiography |
| Summary: | Tragic indeed were the times during which Giacomo della Chiesa is called to the Papacy. His pontificate takes its cue from the tragic moment of a Great War that Europe found itself immersed in, and that would, in many ways, change its face. Although one of the shortest pontificates of the twentieth century, the role of the Holy See at this key moment in history is determinative in forming a Church that is ready to courageously take its place in a world in transformation; an age marked by fluidity, a time of crisis that truly ushers in the contemporary age with its totalitarian claims. Benedict XV died an untimely death on the 22nd January 1922. Aided by his closest collaborators, through his efforts for peace, he regained a respectable place for the Holy See on the international scene, now recognized by many as that moral authority it is called to be, in consonance with its vocation. The aim of this historiographical review continues to be that of bringing together a survey of the way in which different historians have approached the pontificate, life and action, of Benedict XV. Therefore, it remains largely limited to those themes that the authors have presented as being determinative to the Holy See’s political, diplomatic and ecclesial action in this period which sees its re-emergence as an international key player from a situation of dire isolation. |
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| ISSN: | 1012-9588 |
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