Pope Benedict XV
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The head of the Catholic Church during World War I and its immediate aftermath. He held the position from 1914 until 1922. His impact was largely overshadowed by the consequences of the war.
Before Fame
He was ordained by a priest in Rome in 1878.
Trivia
In 1915 he secured an agreement with the two sides of World War I by which the warring parties promised not to let POWs work on Sundays and Holidays.
Family Life
His father did not want him to become a priest but instead wanted him to practice law.
Associated With
He rejected Woodrow Wilson's League of Nations because it was not built upon "Christian values".
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