Papa Benedict XVBirth Chart
Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa
21/11/1854 09:45
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Genoa
Italy
44°25' ↑ North - 8°57' → East
00:36 East
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Pope Benedict XV, born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, was the 258th pontiff of the Catholic Church, serving from 1914 to 1922. He came from the Genoese patriciate, trained in law and theology, and had a diplomatic career in the Secretariat of State of the Holy See—experience that made him a conciliatory figure in the surprise papal election of September 1914. His pontificate coincided with the First World War, during which he became an indefatigable promoter of peace. He published the Peace Note on 1 August 1917, calling the conflict a “useless massacre,” and maintained humanitarian initiatives—including services for prisoners of war, refugees, and orphans—even as the Vatican experienced diplomatic isolation. Institutionally, Benedict XV is remembered for promulgating the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the Church’s first systematic body of law, and for encouraging missionary activity and spiritual renewal in the early decades of the twentieth century. His legacy combines diplomatic and charitable action in wartime with a concern for ecclesiastical order and discipline, marked by mediation efforts that, while they did not prevent the war’s prolongation, reinforced the papacy’s profile as a moral and humanitarian international actor.
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↣ Sun in Scorpio - 28°47' - in house 11
↣ Moon in Sagittarius - 11°41' - in house 12
↣ Mercury in Scorpio - 23°59' - in house 11 - retrograde
↣ Venus in Scorpio - 23°24' - in house 11
↣ Mars in Capricorn - 00°42' - in house 1
↣ Jupiter in Capricorn - 24°27' - in house 1
↣ Saturn in Gemini - 13°28' - in house 6 - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Taurus - 14°05' - in house 4 - retrograde
↣ Neptune in Pisces - 13°10' - in house 2/3 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Taurus - 02°16' - in house 4 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Taurus - 22°14' - in house 5 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Capricorn - 01°03' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Libra - 28°19' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Capricorn - 24°23'
↣ Sun in house 11
↣ Moon in house 12
↣ Mercury in house 11
↣ Venus in house 11
↣ Mars in house 1
↣ Jupiter in house 1
↣ Saturn in house 6
↣ Uranus in house 4
↣ Neptune in house 2/3
↣ Pluto in house 4
↣ North Node in house 5
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (4°48' separating)
↣ Sun and Venus conjunction (5°23' applying)
↣ Sun and Jupiter sextile (4°20' separating)
↣ Sun and Saturn antiparallel
↣ Sun and North Node opposition (6°33' separating)
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (4°23' applying)
↣ Moon and Mars parallel
↣ Moon and Saturn opposition (1°48' applying)
↣ Moon and Neptune square (1°30' applying)
↣ Moon and Ascendant parallel
↣ Mercury and Venus conjunction (0°35' applying) parallel
↣ Mercury and Jupiter sextile (0°28' separating)
↣ Mercury and North Node opposition (1°45' applying) antiparallel
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (0°25' separating)
↣ Venus and Jupiter sextile (1°03' applying)
↣ Venus and North Node opposition (1°10' separating) antiparallel
↣ Venus and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (0°59' separating)
↣ Mars and Pluto trine (1°34' applying)
↣ Mars and Ascendant conjunction (0°21' separating)
↣ Mars and Midheaven sextile (2°23' applying)
↣ Jupiter and North Node trine (2°13' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (0°04' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven square (3°52' separating)
↣ Saturn and Neptune square (0°18' applying)
↣ Uranus and Neptune sextile (0°55' applying)
↣ Pluto and Ascendant trine (1°13' applying)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven opposition (3°57' applying)
↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant trine (2°10' separating)