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In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.

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Pope Benedict XV

Head of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922

Pope Benedict XV was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in January 1922. His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I and its political, social, and humanitarian consequences in Europe.
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Canonization of Joan of Arc

Mass of granting sainthood to Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc (1412–1431) was formally canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church on 16 May 1920 by Pope Benedict XV in his bull Divina disponente, which concluded the canonization process that the Sacred Congregation of Rites instigated after a petition of 1869 of the…
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