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The conclave was the first held in Old St. Peter's Basilica. [4]Before his death, Gregory XI substantially loosened the laws of the conclave: he instructed the cardinals to begin immediately after his death (rather than waiting the nine days prescribed by the Ordo Romanis) to prevent "factional coercion", he gave the cardinals permission to hold the conclave outside of Rome and move it as many ...
Pope Gregory XI (Latin: Gregorius XI; born Pierre Roger de Beaufort; c. 1329 – 27 March 1378) was head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1370 to his death, in March 1378. He was the seventh and last Avignon pope [ 1 ] and the most recent French pope recognized by the modern Catholic Church.
27 March 1378 (7 years, 87 days) Gregory XI GREGORIVS Undecimus: Pierre Roger de Beaufort c. 1329 Maumont, Limousin, France 41 / 49 Born as a subject of the Kingdom of France. Pope at Avignon; returns to Rome. The last French pope. 202: 8 April 1378 – 15 October 1389 (11 years, 190 days) Urban VI VRBANVS Sextus: Bartolomeo Prignano
Pope Clement VI (Cardinal-nephew) Guillaume de la Sudrie, O.P. Bishop of Ostia e Velletri: September 18, 1366 Pope Urban V: Gilles Aycelin de Montaigu: Bishop of Frascati: September 17, 1361 Pope Innocent VI: Philippe de Cabassole: Bishop of Sabina: September 22, 1368 Pope Urban V: Pierre de Monteruc: Priest of S. Anastasia December 23, 1356
Elections that elected papal claimants currently regarded by the Catholic Church as antipopes are italicized. SS. Pietro e Cesareo in Terracina, the site of the first papal election outside Rome The 1119 papal election took place in Cluny Abbey as a result of the expulsion of Pope Gelasius II from Rome by Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor following the Investiture Controversy.
The archbishop of Washington, D.C., made history on Saturday by becoming the first African-American cardinal of the Catholic Church. Wilton Gregory, 72, was one of 13 men installed as princes of ...
Pope Gregory V (996–999) Pope Gregory VI (1045–1046) Antipope Gregory VI; Pope Gregory VII (1073–1085), after whom the Gregorian Reform is named; Pope Gregory VIII (1187) Antipope Gregory VIII; Pope Gregory IX (1227–1241) Pope Gregory X (1271–1276) Pope Gregory XI (1370–1378) Pope Gregory XII (1406–1415) Pope Gregory XIII (1572 ...
The most influential decision in the reign of Pope Gregory XI (1370–1378) was the return to Rome, beginning on 13 September 1376 and ending with his arrival on 17 January 1377. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Although the Pope was French born and still under strong influence by the French King, the increasing conflict between factions friendly and hostile to ...