The Unknown Pope
Benedict Xv (1914-1922) and the Pursuit of Peace
1st Edition
Published on 4. March 2014
256 pages
978-1-4729-1002-8 (ISBN)
Description
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Using previously unpublished correspondence and private papers from the Vatican archives, John Pollard has written the first biography on Benedict XV in almost half a century.
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Using previously unpublished correspondence and private papers from the Vatican archives, John Pollard has written the first biography on Benedict XV in almost half a century.
Reviews / Votes
A serious and readable study of this regrettably overlooked 20th-century Pope. * Library Journal * This book is clearly the fruit of many years' careful work amongst the primary sources in Rome and elsewhere and I warmly recommend it. * New Directions * This is an important book and it deserves to be read by all those who are seriously interested in modern papal and modern Italian history. * The Catholic Historical Review * An interesting and informative biography of an important and unjustifiably obscure historical figure. * Booklist *More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4729-1002-8 (9781472910028)
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Person
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.
Content
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
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
