Who succeeded Boniface VIII as pope?

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Pope Boniface VIII was succeeded by Blessed Benedict XI, who reigned from 1303 to 1304. Before his election to the papacy, Benedict XI was known as Niccolò Boccasini, a Dominican friar and cardinal who had remained loyal to Boniface VIII during the conflict with King Philip IV of France.123