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Pope Gregory XII (Latin: Gregorius XII; Italian: Gregorio XII; c. 1327 – 18 October 1417), born Angelo Corraro, Corario, [1] or Correr, [2] was head of the Catholic Church from 30 November 1406 to 4 July 1415.
Gregory XII (born c. 1325, Venice [Italy]—died Oct. 18, 1417, Recanati, Papal States) was the pope from 1406 to 1415. He was the last of the Roman line during the Western Schism (1378–1417), when the papacy was contested by antipopes in Avignon and in Pisa.
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Gregory XII (ANGELO CORRARIO, now CORRER), legal pope during the Western Schism; b. at Venice, of a noble family, about 1327; d. at Recanati, October 18, 1417. He became Bishop of Castello in 1380 and titular Patriarch of Constantinople in 1390.
Pope Gregory XII was the 12th of the popes to use the name “Gregory” and the 205th leader in the history of the Church. Historians remember him as one of the only popes to abdicate the position, which he did a few years before his death.
Feb 9, 2024 · It took Emperor Sigismund, and the Council of Constance, to force Gregory and John XXIII out and to make Benedict XII irrelevant before the Church could get back to a one pope government. Gregory XII was elected because he was willing to abdicate to end the Schism.
The Holy See Pontiffs Gregory XII [ AR - DE - EN - ES - FR ... Gregory XII 205th Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 30.XI,19.XII.1406 : End ...
May 29, 2018 · Pope Gregory XII. In 1406 an aged Italian cardinal named Angelo Correr (c. 1327-1417) was elected pope; calling himself Gregory XII, he had a bedeviled nine-year tenure as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
