Pope Benedict XII

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Pope Benedict XII was a 14th-century head of the Catholic Church and Avignon pope known for his attempts at church reform and his conflicts with secular rulers.

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Label Occurrences
Pope Benedict XII canonical 5
Benedict XII 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
human
pope
appointedBy College of Cardinals
birthDate c. 1280
birthName Jacques Fournier NERFINISHED
conflictWith Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate 1342-04-25
education studied theology in Paris
electedAsPopeOn 1334-12-20
endTime 1342-04-25
era 14th century
familyName Fournier
givenName Jacques
issuedDocument Benedictus Deus
knownAs Jacques Fournier, O.Cist.
knownFor Avignon Papacy
administrative reforms
attempts at church reform
conflicts with secular rulers
reform of monastic orders
theological learning
languageSpoken French
Latin
Occitan
memberOf Cistercians
surface form: Cistercian Order
notableWork constitution Benedictus Deus
occupation canon lawyer
theologian
order Cistercians
surface form: Cistercian
ordinalInOffice 197th pope
papalName Pope Benedict XII self-linksurface differs
surface form: Benedict XII
partOf Avignon Papacy
placeOfBirth County of Foix
Saverdun
placeOfDeath Avignon
positionHeld Avignon pope
Bishop of Mirepoix
Bishop of Pamiers
Pope
surface form: Bishop of Rome

Cardinal
Pope
predecessor Pope John XXII
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Avignon
Palais des Papes
surface form: Palace of the Popes, Avignon
startTime 1334-12-20
successor Pope Clement VI
theologicalPosition affirmation of the beatific vision immediately after death for the saved

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Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV opponent Pope Benedict XII
subject surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Pope John XXII successor Pope Benedict XII
Palais des Papes builtFor Pope Benedict XII
Palais des Papes mainBuilder Pope Benedict XII
Pope Benedict XII papalName Pope Benedict XII self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Benedict XII
Pope Clement VI predecessor Pope Benedict XII