▁him ▁po pe ▁after ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁convinced ▁he ▁would ▁accept , ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁unw illing ▁to ▁accept ▁his ▁own ▁election . ▁Ult imately , ▁he ▁only ▁accepted ▁it ▁after ▁being ▁convinced ▁of ▁it ▁by ▁Ag ust ín ▁P ip ia ▁the ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Order , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member . ▁Upon ▁accepting ▁his ▁election , ▁he ▁attempted ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁name ▁Bened ict ▁XIV , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁recognized ▁Ant ip ope ▁Bened ict ▁XIII , ▁the ▁last ▁Av ignon ▁Pope ▁during ▁the ▁Western ▁Sch ism . ▁Law y ers ▁from ▁the ▁Roman ▁Cur ia ▁eventually ▁persu aded ▁Or is ini ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁name ▁Bened ict ▁XIII . ▁ ▁Or is ini ' s ▁election ▁was ▁notable ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁unusual ▁for ▁the ▁card inals ▁to ▁elect ▁fri ars , ▁since ▁they ▁were ▁seen ▁by ▁some ▁as ▁too ▁rig id . ▁M embers ▁of ▁religious ▁orders ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁were ▁often ▁respect ed ▁by ▁the ▁card inals , ▁but ▁rarely ▁elected , ▁with ▁Bened ict ▁XIII ▁being ▁only ▁the ▁fourth ▁since ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Tr ent . ▁Un like ▁the ▁other ▁m end ic ants ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁pap acy ▁in ▁this ▁period , ▁he ▁was ▁of ▁noble ▁birth , ▁being ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Gra v ina , ▁but ▁had ▁for fe ited ▁his ▁rights ▁to ▁his ▁father ' s ▁title ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁Domin icans . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1