inals ▁by ▁Paul ▁VI . ▁John ▁Paul ▁I ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁po pe ▁in ▁almost ▁ 1 , 1 0 0 ▁years ▁since ▁L ando ▁in ▁ 9 1 3 ▁to ▁adopt ▁a ▁pap al ▁name ▁that ▁had ▁not ▁previously ▁been ▁used . ▁After ▁John ▁Paul ▁I ' s ▁sudden ▁death ▁a ▁month ▁later , ▁Card inal ▁Kar ol ▁Jó zef ▁Woj ty ła ▁was ▁elected ▁and , ▁wish ing ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁prede cess or ' s ▁work , ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁Pope ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁double ▁name ▁as ▁John ▁Paul ▁II . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁new ▁name ▁was ▁introduced ▁into ▁the ▁line age : ▁on ▁being ▁elected ▁Pope , ▁Card inal ▁Jorge ▁Mario ▁Berg og lio ▁selected ▁the ▁name ▁Francis ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁pover ty ▁and ▁peace ▁emb od ied ▁by ▁Saint ▁Francis ▁of ▁Ass isi . ▁ ▁Symbol ism ▁O ften ▁the ▁new ▁pont iff ' s ▁choice ▁of ▁name ▁upon ▁being ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁pap acy ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁signal ▁to ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁whom ▁the ▁new ▁po pe ▁will ▁em ulate , ▁what ▁policies ▁he ▁will ▁seek ▁to ▁en act , ▁or ▁even ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁his ▁reign . ▁ ▁Such ▁was ▁the ▁case ▁with ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁– ▁it ▁was ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁he ▁chose ▁the ▁name ▁because ▁he ▁wished ▁to ▁em ulate ▁Bened ict ▁XV , ▁and ▁to ▁also ▁call ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁at ▁ 7 . 5 ▁years , ▁Bened ict ▁XV '