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The Avignon Papacy (Occitan: Papat d'Avinhon; French: Papauté d'Avignon) was the period from 1309 to 1376 during which seven successive popes resided in Avignon (at the time within the Kingdom of Arles, part of the Holy Roman Empire, now part of France) rather than in Rome (now the capital of Italy). [1]
The Palais des Papes (English: Palace of the Popes; lo Palais dei Papas in Occitan) in Avignon, Southern France, is one of the largest and most important medieval Gothic buildings in Europe. [1] Once a fortress and palace, the papal residence was a seat of Western Christianity during the 14th century.
1309 - Pope Clement V moves to Avignon at the start of the Avignon Papacy. [16] 1334 - Papal conclave in Avignon elects Pope Benedict XII. [17] 1335 - Construction of the Palais des Papes begins under Pope Benedict XII. [18] 1348 Avignon bought by Pope Clement VI from Joanna, countess of Provence for 80,000 florins. [19]
Pope at Avignon. Through his exertions the Treaty of Brétigny (1360) was brought about. 200: 28 September 1362 – 19 December 1370 (8 years, 82 days) Bl. Urban V VRBANVS Quintus: Guillaume (de) Grimoard, O.S.B. c. 1309–10 Grizac, Languedoc, France 52–53 / 60–61 Born as a subject of the Kingdom of France. Pope at Avignon.
A history of the popes, 1830–1914 (Oxford UP, 1998), scholarly online; Collins, Roger (2009). Keepers of the Keys: A History of the Papacy. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-01195-7. Coppa, Frank J. The Papacy in the Modern World: A Political History (2014) online review; Coppa, Frank J. ed. The great popes through history: an encyclopedia (2 vol ...
The historical town centre bounded by its walls. Although the date of the Christianization of the city is not known with certainty, it is known that the first evangelizers and prelates were within the hagiographic tradition which is attested by the participation of Nectarius, the first historical Bishop of Avignon [e] on 29 November 439, in the regional council in the Cathedral of Riez ...
Pope Clement VI died on December 6, 1352, at Avignon. During his pontificate he constantly refused to return to Rome and purchased the sovereignty of Avignon (where resided papal court) from Queen Joan I of Naples. At the time of his death, there were 26 living cardinals. 25 of them participated in the conclave: [2]
Both were imprisoned and in 1309 were sentenced to death. [6] In 1308, Jacques was appointed chancellor of Charles II, [5] and it was due to his influence that the gladiatorial games in Naples were banned. [7] On 18 March 1310, he was made Bishop of Avignon. [8]