pontificate of Clement VI

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The pontificate of Clement VI was a notable period of the Avignon Papacy marked by lavish courtly splendor, assertive papal authority, and the Church’s response to the Black Death in the mid-14th century.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf pandemic
period of papal history
period of papal reign
pontificate
pope
birthName Pierre Roger
characterizedBy elaborate court ceremonies
extravagant spending
strong involvement in European politics
country Kingdom of France
economicAspect heavy papal taxation
large-scale patronage of arts and architecture
endDate 1352-12-06
hasPope Pope Clement VI
influenced development of the Avignon papal court culture
issuedBullRegarding protection of Jews from Black Death persecutions
issuedDocument Quamvis ad amplianda
Quamvis ad amplius
Quamvis ad plura
Quamvis ad reprimenda
Quamvis ad reprimenda mala
Quamvis ad reprimendas
Quamvis ad reprimendos
Quamvis ad reprimendos abusūs
Quamvis ad reprimendos detestabiles
Quamvis ad reprimendos errores
Quamvis ad reprimendos errores et abusūs
Quamvis ad reprimendos excessus
Quamvis ad reprimendos pravitates
Quamvis ad reprimendos pravos
Quamvis ad reprimendum
Quamvis ad tollenda
Quamvis iniqua
Quamvis nonnulli
Quamvis perfidiam
Quamvis pridem
Quamvis super
Unigenitus (1343 bull)
knownFor assertive papal authority
lavish courtly splendor
response to the Black Death
majorEvent Black Death
papalPolicies appointments of relatives and allies to church offices
assertion of papal supremacy over secular rulers
granting of indulgences
support for French monarchy
papalResidence Palace of the Popes in Avignon
predecessorPontificate pontificate of Benedict XII
religiousTradition Catholic Church
responseTo persecution of Jews during the Black Death
seat Avignon
startDate 1342-05-07
successorPontificate pontificate of Innocent VI
timePeriod 14th century
tookPlaceIn Avignon Papacy

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Pontificate of Innocent VI ("Pontificate of Clement VI")
follows
Clement ("Pope Clement VI")
hasNotableBearer
Avignon Papacy
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