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Surname(s): Ratzinger
Gender: Male
Birth date: 1927 April 16
Birth place: Marktl, Germany
Death date: 2022 December 31
Death place: Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, Vatican City
Description: Pope. In February 2013, he became the first pope to resign in 600 years. After his resignation, he carried the title of Pope Emeritus, so as to distinguish him from his successor.
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Type: pope
Years: 2005-2013
Also known as
Benedictus
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger