Opposed the beatification of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmino, S.J., 1754. He was a great enemy of the Society of Jesus and worked tirelessly for its suppression. Pope Benedict XIV (Latin: Benedictus XIV ; 31 March 1675 – 3 May 1758), bornProspero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death in 1758.