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April 19

Pope Benedict XVI during visit to São Paulo, Brazil.

• 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.