Avignon Papacy
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The Avignon Papacy was a period in the 14th century when the popes resided in Avignon rather than Rome, significantly shaping medieval church politics and contributing to later crises like the Western Schism.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avignon Papacy canonical | 41 |
| Avignon Papacy period | 1 |
| Avignon residency of the papacy | 1 |
| Clementine papacy | 1 |
| Papacy | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
ⓘ
period of papal residence in Avignon ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| causeOf | Western Schism ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Catholic Encyclopedia
ⓘ
Chronicles of Jean Froissart ⓘ Encyclopaedia Britannica ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1377 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1377 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Western Schism
ⓘ
return of the papacy to Rome ⓘ |
| follows | papal residence in Rome ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
residence of popes outside Rome
ⓘ
strong political ties to the French crown ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
decline of papal prestige in parts of Europe
ⓘ
growth of conciliarist ideas ⓘ increased French influence over the papacy ⓘ tensions between papacy and Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasPart |
pontificate of Benedict XII
ⓘ
pontificate of Clement V ⓘ pontificate of Clement VI ⓘ pontificate of Gregory XI ⓘ pontificate of Innocent VI ⓘ pontificate of John XXII ⓘ pontificate of Urban V ⓘ |
| historyOfTopic |
Papal States
ⓘ
Roman Curia ⓘ |
| inception | 1309 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Comtat Venaissin ⓘ |
| locatedInThePresentDayAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | France ⓘ |
| location | Avignon ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
church–state relations
ⓘ
medieval church politics ⓘ papal authority ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Avignon ⓘ |
| notableWork | administrative registers of the Avignon popes ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the Catholic Church
ⓘ
history of the Papacy ⓘ |
| religion | Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
construction of the Palais des Papes
ⓘ
onset of the Western Schism in 1378 ⓘ return of the papacy to Rome in 1377 ⓘ transfer of papal court to Avignon ⓘ |
| startTime | 1309 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
centralization of papal administration
ⓘ
fiscal reorganization of the papal curia ⓘ |
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Avignon residency of the papacy
subject surface form:
Pontificate of Innocent VI
this entity surface form:
Avignon Papacy period
this entity surface form:
Clementine papacy