Some statistical info about Pope Benedict XVI
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2005 Beginning of His Pontificate
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19 April: Anniversary of the Election of His Holiness Benedict XVI
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24 April: Anniversary of the beginning of the Petrine Ministry of His Holiness Benedict XVI
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20,000: is the approximate number of books that were in Pope Benedict’s personal library
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1927: Year in which Joseph Ratzinger was born (Biography)
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563: Number of holy people beatified by Pope Benedict (See the list here)
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21: Number of saints canonized during his pontificate
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264: Number of pontiffs who preceded Pope Benedict beginning with St. Peter
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(See the list of Popes here)
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24: Number of trips Pope Benedict took outside Italy as pontiff
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3: Number of encyclicals Pope Benedict released: Spe Salvi,
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Deus Caritas Est, and Caritas in Veritate (See first 2 documents here).