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Pope Clement V (Latin: Clemens Quintus; c. 1264 – 20 April 1314), born Raymond Bertrand de Got (also occasionally spelled de Guoth and de Goth), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 June 1305 to his death, in April 1314.
Apr 16, 2024 · Clement V (born c. 1260, Bordelais region, France—died April 20, 1314, Roquemaure, Provence) was the pope from 1305 to 1314 who, in choosing Avignon, France, for the papal residence—where it flourished until 1377—became the first of the Avignonese popes. Bishop of Comminges from March 1295, he became archbishop of Bordeaux in 1299.
Pope Clement V (1264 – April 20, 1314), born Bertrand de Goth (also occasionally spelled "Gouth" and "Got"), was Pope from 1305 to his death. He is memorable in history for suppressing the order of the Templars, and as the Pope who moved the Roman Curia to Avignon in 1309.
Click to enlarge. Clement V, POPE (BERTRAND DE GOT), b. at Villandraut in Gascony, France, 1264; d. at Roquemaure, April 20, 1314. He was elected, June 5, 1305, at Perugia as successor to Benedict XI, after a conclave of eleven months, the great length of which was owing to the French and Italian factions among the cardinals.
May 29, 2018 · Clement V (1264-1314) reigned as pope from 1305 to 1314. He was the first pope of the "Babylonian Captivity," when the papacy was located in Avignon, France. Bertrand de Got, who became Pope Clement V, was a nobleman and a native of Gascony, France. He became archbishop of Bordeaux in 1299.
Religion. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Clement V, Pope. views 2,031,944 updated. CLEMENT V, POPE. Pontificate: June 5, 1305, to April 20, 1314; b. Bertrand de Got, in Villandraut (Gironde) in the mid-13th century; d. Roquemaure (Gard). Clement V had a successful ecclesiastical career up to his accession to the papacy.
In the early 14th century, Pope Clement V made several controversial decisions that dramatically impacted the Catholic Church. Born around 1264, Clement was elected pope in 1305. During his papacy, he famously moved the Holy See to Avignon and initiated the suppression of the Knights Templar. The Move to Avignon.
