Benedict XI, Blessed, Pope
Benedict XI, Blessed, Pope
Reigned from 22 October 1303 to 7 July 1304 . Born in 1240 Treviso, Italy as Niccolo Boccasini; died on 7 July 1304 in Perugia , Italy . When Master General of the Dominican Order he arranged an armistice between King Philip IV of France and King Edward I of England . Later he was made Cardinal -Bishop of Ostia, and defended Pope Boniface VIII against William of Nogaret and the Colonna faction. As pope he removed the papal censure from Philip and France , and absolved the cardinals favoring the Colonna . His death is believed to have occurred from poisoning by the agents of William of Nogaret. Beatified on 24 April 1736 by Pope Clement XII . Feast , 7 July , at Rome and in the Dominican Order .