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Selected anniversaries in April
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April 18
- 1506 – Construction of the current St. Peter's Basilica (interior pictured) in Vatican City, to replace the old St. Peter's Basilica built in the 4th century, began.
April 19
- 1012 - Martyrdom of St. Alphege in Greenwich, London.
- 1054 - Pope Leo IX dies.
- 1909 - Joan of Arc receives beatification.
- 2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger elected Pope Benedict XVI (pictured) on the second day of the Papal conclave.
April 20
- 1314 - Pope Clement V (pictured) dies.
- 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII .
- 1586 - Saint Rose of Lima, is born.
- 1884 - Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical, Humanum Genus.
April 21
- 1073 - Death of Pope Alexander II. (pictured)
- 1109 - Death of Anselm of Canterbury.
- 1854 - Birth of William Stang.
April 22
- 296 - Death of Pope Caius
- 536 - Birth of Pope Agapetus I
- 1610 - Birth of Pope Alexander VIII.
April 23
- 303 - Death of Saint George.(pictured)
- 997 - Death of Saint Adalbert of Prague.
- 1725 - Birth of Saint Gerard Majella.
April 24
- 709 - Death of Wilfrid.
- 1342 - Death of Pope Benedict XII.
- 1581 - Birth of Vincent de Paul.
- 2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
April 25
April 26
- 1467 - The miraculous image of Our Lady of Good Counsel appears in Genazzano, Italy.
- 1478 - The Pazzi attack Lorenzo de' Medici and kill his brother Giuliano during High Mass in the Duomo of Florence.
- 1878 - Birth of Saint Rafael Guízar Valencia. (pictured)
April 27
- 1509 - Pope Julius II (pictured) places the Italian state of Venice under interdict.
- 1605 - Death of Pope Leo XI.
- 1613 - Death of Robert Abercromby.
April 28
- 1533 - Death of Nicholas West.
- 1716 - Death of Louis de Montfort (pictured) .
- 1841 - Death of Peter Chanel.
April 29
- 1380 - Death of Catherine of Siena.
- 1429 - Joan of Arc (pictured) arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans, and is considered the second coming of Jesus Christ in the body of a woman, and is later burned at the stake by the English.
- 1863 - Birth of Maria Theresa Ledochowska.