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The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI took effect on 28 February 2013 at 20:00 CET, following Benedict's announcement of it on 11 February. [1] [2] [3] It made him the first pope to relinquish the office [note 1] since Gregory XII was forced to resign in 1415 [4] to end the Western Schism, and the first pope to voluntarily resign since Celestine V in 1294.
Benedict was the first pope to resign without external pressure since Celestine V in 1294. [ 234 ] [ 235 ] In his declaration of 10 February 2013, Benedict resigned as "Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter". [ 236 ]
The most recent pope to resign was Benedict XVI, who vacated the Holy See on 28 February 2013, the date of his effective resignation. He was the first pope to do so since Gregory XII in 1415. Despite its common usage in discussion of papal renunciations, [2] the term abdication is not used in the official documents of the church for ...
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday. He was 95. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)
The Vatican announced that Benedict died Saturday at his home in the Vatican at age 95. Benedict XVI, First Pope To Resign In 600 Years, Dies At 95 Skip to main content
On 11 February 2013, Benedict XVI announced his resignation from the papacy effective 28 February 2013 at 20:00 local time (19:00 UTC). [2] [3] [4] He was the first pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415, [5] and the first to do so of his own volition since Celestine V in 1294. [6] [7]
Benedict XVI, the former pope who upended centuries of tradition by resigning as pontiff, has died at 95. ... By the time he announced his intention to resign, Benedict was 85, frail and careworn ...
The same day, the Pope reportedly decided to resign, a decision he made public in February 2013, becoming the first in 700 years to resign of his own volition. [23] The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI occurred on 28 February. [24] [25] [26]