Asked by Dimitrios Anastasiadis on Sep 26, 2024
The "Avignon Papacy" (1309-1378) refers to a time when
A) the popes lived under direct influence of the kings of France.
B) only men from Avignon were elected pope,but lived in Rome.
C) the French king lived in Avignon.
D) Avignon was annexed by the Roman pope.
E) the Jewish population of Avignon was converted to Christianity forcibly.
Avignon Papacy
The period from 1309 to 1377 during which seven successive popes resided in Avignon, France instead of Rome, leading to a significant state of schism within the Church.
1309-1378
Dates defining the Avignon Papacy, a period when the popes resided in Avignon, France rather than in Rome, a situation that led to significant church conflict.
- Acknowledge how the Great Schism and the Avignon Papacy shifted the dominion of the Pope and the stature of the Catholic Church.
Learning Objectives
- Acknowledge how the Great Schism and the Avignon Papacy shifted the dominion of the Pope and the stature of the Catholic Church.