In his later years his health steadily declined. He then developed a urinary tract infection that lead to septic shock. He died of heart failure from profound hypotension and complete circulatory collapse from the septic shock.
Benedict XV died on January 22, 1922, in the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican.
St. Benedict and Pope Benedict XV.
Pope Benedict XV was born on November 21, 1854.
Pope Benedict XV was born on November 21, 1854.
Benedict XV served as pope for 7 years and 141 days.
Pope Benedict XV died on January 22, 1922 at the age of 67.
Pope Benedict XV was the pope in 1920.
Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa was the birth name of Pope Benedict XV.
Pope Benedict XV's statute stands in the courtyard of St Esprit Cathedral, Instanbul Turkey.
The statue of Pope Benedict XV stands in the square in front of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, in Istanbul, Turkey, a Moslem country.
Benedict XV is buried in a tomb in the crypt under St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
He chose the name Benedict to honor two individuals he greatly admired - Saint Benedict of Nursia and Pope Benedict XV.