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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 [1] and the most recent French pope recognized by the modern Catholic Church.
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 born in Maumont, France and named Pierre. He was born circa 1329. The pope died on March 27, 1378. He died at the age of 48 or 49 of natural causes after bringing the papacy back to Rome. His papacy began on December 30, 1370. The papacy of Pope Gregory XI ended on March 27, 1378. His successor to the papal throne was Pope ...
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Gregory XI. 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.
Apr 29, 2014 · Gregory XI listened to the pleadings and prayers of St. Catherine of Siena and returned the papacy to Rome on January 17, 1377. The scandal and shame of the Avignon papacy was at an end. The humble yet powerful mystic from Siena died in 1380, was canonized in 1461 and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1970.
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Learn about the life and reign of Pope Gregory XI, the last pope of French nationality who moved the papal see from Avignon to Rome in 1377. Find out his achievements, challenges, and controversies in the face of the Great Schism.
