Portal:Catholic Church/Selected anniversaries/April 19
Appearance
![Pope Benedict XVI during visit to São Paulo, Brazil.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/BentoXVI-30-10052007.jpg/100px-BentoXVI-30-10052007.jpg)
- 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.