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The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world.
Pope Benedict XVI
Born: April 16, 1927
Died: December 31, 2022 (aged 95)
Bio: Pope Benedict XVI was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict chose to be known as "Pope emeritus" upon his resignation, and he retained this title until his death in 2022.
Known for:
- Jesus of Nazareth (2007)
- Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives (2012)
- Introduction to Christianity (1968)
- Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week (2011)
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