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Statue of Pope Benedict XIII

Statue of Pope Benedict XIII

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Statue of Pope Benedict XIII

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Location: Gravina In Puglia, Bari, Apulia, Italy

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1. Piazza Benedetto XIII – Gravina Aqueduct Bridge loop from Gravina (FAL)

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2. Piazza Benedetto XIII – Gravina Aqueduct Bridge loop from Gravina in Puglia

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3. Piazza Benedetto XIII – Gravina Aqueduct Bridge loop from Gravina in Puglia

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Cornelia Fuchs

February 19, 2025

Pope Benedict XIII (2 February 1649 – 21 February 1730), born Pietro Francesco Orsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 May 1724 to his death in February 1730.

He was born in Gravina in Puglia, the eldest of six sons of Ferdinando III Orsini, 8th Duke of Gravina. A member of the Orsini of Rome, he was the third and last member of that family to become Pope after Pope Celestine III and Pope Nicholas III. At the age of eighteen he resigned his inheritance and entered the Dominican Order where he received the name of "Vincenzo Maria". He was ordained to the priesthood in February 1671.

Not a man of worldly matters, Pope Benedict XIII made an effort to maintain his monastic lifestyle. He endeavoured to put a stop to the decadent lifestyles of the Italian priesthood and of the cardinalate. He also abolished the lottery in Rome and the Papal States, which only served to profit the neighboring states that maintained the public lottery. A man fond above all of asceticism and religious celebrations, he built several hospitals, but according to Cardinal Prospero Lambertini (later Pope Benedict XIV), "did not have any idea about how to rule".

In 1727, he inaugurated the famous Spanish Steps and founded the University of Camerino.

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1. Piazza Benedetto XIII – Gravina Aqueduct Bridge loop from Gravina (FAL)

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