Portal:Catholic Church/Selected anniversaries/April 19

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.