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Pope Gregory XI (Latin: Gregorius, 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 and the most recent French pope recognized by the modern Catholic Church.
- 30 December 1370
- 29 May 1348, by Clement VI
- 27 March 1378
- Urban VI
Gregory XI (born 1329, Limoges-Fourche, France—died March 26/27, 1378, Rome, Papal States [Italy]) was the last French pope and the last of the Avignonese popes, when Avignon was the papal seat (1309–77). He reigned from 1370 to 1378. Beaufort was made cardinal in 1348 by his uncle, Pope Clement VI.
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Pope Gregory XI was the 11th man to use the Gregory name as the leader of the Catholic Church. He was the 201st pope and ruled for more than seven years as one of the Popes at Avignon, which refers to those who ruled in France rather than Italy.
Gregory XI was the last pope of French nationality. He was learned and pious, though not free from nepotism. In 1374 he approved the Order of the Spanish Hermits of St. Jerome, and on 22 May, 1377, he issued five Bulls in which the errors of Wyclif were condemned.
Gregory XI (Pierre Roger De Beaufort), POPE; b. in 1331, at the castle of Maumont in the Diocese of Limoges; d. March 27, 1378, at Rome. He was a nephew of Pope Clement VI, who heaped numerous benefices upon him and finally created him cardinal deacon in 1348, when he was only eighteen years of age.
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Pope Gregory XI (Latin: Gregorius Undecimus; 1331 –27 March 1378), born Pierre Roger de Beaufort, was a French cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 202nd Pope from 1370 until his death. He was the seventh and last of the popes who lived in Avignon in France.
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