Gregory XI

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Gregory XI was the 14th-century pope best known for returning the papacy from Avignon to Rome, effectively ending the Avignon Papacy.

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Label Occurrences
Gregory XI canonical 6
Pope Gregory XI 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
human
pope
appointedCardinalBy Pope Clement VI
surface form: Clement VI
birthDate c. 1330
birthName Pierre Roger de Beaufort
birthPlace Corrèze department
surface form: Corrèze

Kingdom of France
Maumont
Rosiers-d'Égletons
burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
surface form: Basilica of Saint Peter
cardinalateStartDate 1348
cardinalTitle Cardinal deacon of Santa Maria Nuova
chronologicalOrder 261st pope
conflict War of the Eight Saints
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate 27 March 1378
deathPlace Papal States
Rome
educatedAt University of Perugia
electedBy College of Cardinals
electionDate 30 December 1370
era 14th century
familyName Pierre Roger de Beaufort
surface form: Roger de Beaufort
givenName Pierre
honorificPrefix His Holiness
Pope
influencedBy Bridget of Sweden
Catherine of Siena
issued papal bulls against the Florentines
languageUsed Latin
memberOf College of Cardinals
notableFor ending the Avignon Papacy
returning the papacy from Avignon to Rome
papacyEndDate 27 March 1378
papacyStartDate 30 December 1370
papalName Gregory XI self-link
partOf Avignon Papacy
patronage canon law studies
positionHeld Pope
surface form: Bishop of Rome

Pope
Sovereign of the Papal States
predecessor Urban V
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Avignon
Rome
successor Pope Urban VI
surface form: Urban VI
uncle Pope Clement VI
surface form: Clement VI

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Pope Benedict XIII appointedCardinalBy Gregory XI
this entity surface form: Pope Gregory XI
Pope Urban VI predecessor Gregory XI
this entity surface form: Pope Gregory XI
Pope Urban VI appointedBy Gregory XI
this entity surface form: Pope Gregory XI
War of the Eight Saints opponent Gregory XI
this entity surface form: Pope Gregory XI
War of the Eight Saints participant Gregory XI
this entity surface form: Pope Gregory XI
Clement VII predecessor Gregory XI
Clement VII appointedCardinalBy Gregory XI
Gregory XI papalName Gregory XI self-link
Pierre Roger de Beaufort alsoKnownAs Gregory XI
this entity surface form: Pope Gregory XI