HIST 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Avignon Papacy, Pope Gregory Xi, Pope Urban Vi
4 Apr 2018
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The schism and the events that preceded and followed it were a major political crisis for the church hierarchy. Although the church managed to resolve the schism, this episode fundamentally weakened the prestige of both the papacy and the church as a whole. While catholic christianity remained vibrant in many ways, these years saw the emergence of heretical movements that were in some ways precursors to what would become the great schism. Avignon: not originally intended as a permanent papal residence, advantages: Centrally located on major north-south trade route. Timeline: 1376 gregory xi returns to rome with 17 out of 23 cardinals, 1378 march 27 gregory xi dies; romans up in arms, insist on italian pope. April 8 cardinals elect bartolomeo prignano: urban vi. September 20 cardinals elect robert of geneva: cement vii. Both popes excommunicate each other: 1379 clement and french cardinals withdraw to avignon, 1378-1390 secular rulers declare for both sides (france, naples, burgundy, savoy,
