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Benedict[1] (Шаблон:Lang-it, Шаблон:Lang-la; died 1216) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who served as the apostolic legate to the Latin Empire from 1205 until 1207.[2]

Benedict became the cardinal deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica in 1200.[2] He subscribed his first papal bull as a witness on 11 November 1200.Шаблон:Sfn In 1201, he was promoted to cardinal priest of Santa Susanna.[2] He first subscribed a bull with his new title on 23 November 1201.[2]Шаблон:Sfn

In 1205, Pope Innocent III named him his legate to the Emperor Baldwin I of Constantinople, who died in April.[2] He arrived in Constantinople late in 1205 or early in 1206 and replaced the legate Peter of Capua.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Accompanying him was the bilingual south Italian monk Nicholas of Otranto as a translator.Шаблон:Sfn He was charged with making sure that the Venetian-born Latin patriarch, Thomas Morosini, did not overly favour Venetians with benefices.Шаблон:Sfn He mediated the agreement between Thomas and Henry of Flanders that led to Henry's coronation as emperor in August 1206.Шаблон:Sfn Benedict tried to retain in the east the army that had come on the Fourth Crusade to defend the nascent Latin Empire.[2] He granted the monastery of Hosios Loukas and the church of Hagios Demetrios to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, not without controversy.Шаблон:Sfn He also sought to end the Great Schism of 1054 by bringing the Greek church into union with Rome. He held talks with Greek prelates in Thessaloniki and Constantinople. Although Benedict did not interfere with Byzantine rites and showed tolerance to the Greek church, reunion was not forthcoming.Шаблон:Sfn

Benedict returned to Italy in September 1207.[2] His last papal bull as a cardinal priest is dated 20 April 1212.Шаблон:Sfn Later that year or in 1213, he was promoted cardinal bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina.[2]Шаблон:Sfn He subscribed bulls as a cardinal bishop between 26 October 1213 and 7 March 1216. He took part in the papal election of 18 July 1216.Шаблон:Sfn He died shortly after at Rome.[2]Шаблон:Sfn

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  1. Шаблон:Harvnb calls him "Benedict Caetani".
  2. 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,6 2,7 2,8 Benedétto cardinale vescovo di Porto, Enciclopedia on line, Treccani. Retrieved 22 January 2022.