The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 2); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . their forinerdignities. This policy of leniency Benedict carriedout without compromising the dignity of the HolySee or the memory of Boniface VIII. Nogaret andSciarra Colonna and those implicated in the outrageof Anagni were declared excommunicated and sum-moned to appear before the pontifical a brief pontificate of eight months, Benedictdied suddenly at Perugia. It was suspected, notaltogether without reason, that his sudden dea
The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 2); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . their forinerdignities. This policy of leniency Benedict carriedout without compromising the dignity of the HolySee or the memory of Boniface VIII. Nogaret andSciarra Colonna and those implicated in the outrageof Anagni were declared excommunicated and sum-moned to appear before the pontifical a brief pontificate of eight months, Benedictdied suddenly at Perugia. It was suspected, notaltogether without reason, that his sudden deatliwas caused by poisoning, through the agency of Wil-liam of Nogaret. Benedict XI was beatified in theyear 1773. His feast is celebrated at Rome andthroughout the Dominican Order on the 7th of is the author of a volume of sermons and com-mentaries on a part of the Gospel of St. Matthew,on the Psalms, the Book of Job, and the Apocalypse. Ptol. Luc, Hist. Eccl., Ill, 072; Bernardus Guidonis,Vit. pont. rom., IX, 1010; Script. Ord. Prced., I, 444; Grandjean,Les registres deBenoitXI (Paris, 1883); Fvnkb, Papst Benedikt BENEDICT 430 BENEDICT. XI (Miinater, 1891); Artaud de Montor, Histtyry of the Popes(New York, 1867). I, 481-484: Annee Dominicaine, vii, 125-54; 874-77, and the moDograph of Ferreton (Treviso, 1904). M. A. Waldron. Benedict XII (Jacques Fodrnier), third of theAvignon popes, b. at Saverdun in the province ofToulouse, France, elected 20 December, 1334; d. atAvignon 24 April, 1342. Nothing is known of hisparentage or boyhood. In youth he became aCistercian monk in the mon-astery of Boulbonne, whence hemoved to that of Fontfroide,whose abbot was his naturaluncle, Arnold Novelli, by whosename Fournier was also studied at the Universityof Paris, where he received thedoctorate in theology. Mean-time he was made Abbot ofFontfroide, succeeding his unclewho was created cardinal 19December, 1310. In DecemberArms or Benedict XII 1317, he became Bishop of hisnati
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