avignon

     

Coorinates: 43°56′58″N, 04°48′32″E

Trivia about avignon

  • During the 14th century "Babylonian Captivity", this French city was seat of the papacy
  • In 1309 Clement V became the first pope to reside in this French town
  • In September 1376, Gregory XI moved the papacy from this city back to Rome
  • In 1309 Clement V moved the Papal residence to this French city, at that time a haven for heretics & criminals
  • In 1309 Clement V decided to reside in this French city; the papacy remained there until 1377
  • Due to the Great Schism of 1378, Pope Urban VI remained in Rome; rival pope Clement VII moved to this city
  • Spend a year in Provence & you'll hit all the tourist sights, like this city's papal palace
  • The Papal Palace is a landmark in this capital of the Vaucluse Department
  • The "Babylonian Captivity" of the Roman Catholic popes in this French city was ended by Pope Gregory XI in 1376

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