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Benedict XIV
Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini · 17 Aug 1740 – 3 May 1758 · 18 yrs · died
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Pope Benedict XIV, born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death on 3 May 1758. His intellectualism and advocacy of science education earned him the nickname "the Enlightenment Pope".
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