page_title: Pope Benedict XIV
section_title: References
hierarchical_section_title: Pope Benedict XIV / References
context_page_description: Pope Benedict XIV, born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 248th Pope from 1740 until his death in 1758.
context_section_description: "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-8.
  "Pope Benedict XIV," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-8.
  Note on ordinal numbering: Popes Benedict XI–XVI are really the 10th–15th popes with that name. This is because Benedict X is now parsed as an antipope; but during the reign of Benedict XI, this was not recognized. The "true" or actual thirteenth pope Benedict identified himself with the ordinal number XIV. In other words, the numbering of popes after the 10th Benedict needs to be explained -- compare Popes Boniface VIII–IX.
  Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1833). "Benedict XIV," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 4, p. 215.
caption: The Coat of Arms of Benedict XIV