Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
| Sex or gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Country of citizenship | Germany, Vatican City, Italy |
| Name in native language | Benedictus PP. XVI |
| Birth name | Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger |
| Given name | Joseph, Aloisius, Benedictus, Josef |
| Family name | Ratzinger |
| Date of birth | 16 Togaya 1927 |
| Place of birth | Marktl |
| Date of baptism | 16 Togaya 1927 |
| Date of death | 31 Etswa Zogi 2022 |
| Place of death | Vatican City |
| Manner of death | natural causes |
| Date of burial or cremation | 5 Ninfu 2023 |
| Place of burial | Vatican Grotto |
| Father | Joseph Ratzinger, Sr. |
| Mother | Maria Peintner |
| Sibling | Georg Ratzinger |
| Spouse | no value |
| Relative | Georg Ratzinger |
| Significant person | Jesus, John Paul II, Georg Gänswein |
| Native language | German |
| Writing language | German |
| Place of detention | Bad Aibling |
| Field of work | Christian theology, Petrine ministry |
| Employer | Uni Tübingen, University of Bonn, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Universität Münster, University of Regensburg |
| Educated at | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Herzogliches Georgianum |
| Academic degree | doctorate, professor, Doctor of Divinity |
| Academic thesis | The People and the House of God in St. Augustine's Doctrine of the Church |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael Schmaus |
| Doctoral student | Hub Schnackers |
| Student | Bruno Schmid |
| Honorific prefix | His Holiness |
| Residence | Mater Ecclesiae Monastery |
| Ethnic group | Germans |
| Religion or worldview | Catholic Church, Catholicism |
| Consecrator | Josef Stangl, Rudolf Graber, Ernst Tewes |
| Last words | Signore, ti amo! |
| Participant in | Pope's visit to Germany 2011, October 1978 papal conclave, August 1978 papal conclave, Second Vatican Council, 2005 papal conclave |
| Participated in conflict | World War II |
| Instrument | piano |
| Archives at | Vatican Apostolic Archives |
| Motto text | Cooperatores veritatis |
| Member of | North Rhine-Westphalia Academy for Sciences and Arts, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas, Hitler Youth |
| Official website | https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en.html |
| Interested in | literature, strolling, music |
Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus PP. XVI; italian: Benedetto XVI; german: Benedikt XVI; mimaci Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger; dagan 16 April 1927 lo 31 December 2022) wun ga yi etishi nyan sokowumba (Church) Catholic be eyekosun nyan Vatican city dagan 19 April (2005) har be eka etun la chichi'u ela (28 February 2013). Lili Benedict lo ekpo Pope dazan eya (2005), enan pope zhi lamitu tsu John Paul II. Benedict li gan ah fe'a yi wun gan "pope emeritus" nan wu la etun chichi nan, wun man la gwasun sunna wuncin har be eka tsutsu nyin eya (2022).