Who Started the Avignon Papacy
Avignon Papacy, Roman Catholic Papacy During the Period 1309–77, When the Popes Resided at Avignon, France. Elected Pope Through the Machinations of Philip Iv...
Avignon papacy, Roman Catholic papacy during the period 1309–77, when the popes resided at Avignon, France. Elected pope through the machinations of Philip IV of France, Clement V moved the papal capital to Avignon four years later primarily for political reasons.
Who founded Avignon?
Avignon’s historic importance dates primarily from the 14th century, when it lay not on French soil but belonged to the duke of Anjou, a vassal of the pope. In 1309 it was selected as the papal residence by Clement V. The city was chosen, in part, because it was more centrally located within Christendom than Rome.
Why did Pope Clement V move the papacy to France?
French-born Pope Clement V ordered the move in response to the increasingly fractious and political environment in Rome, which had seen his predecessors face off against Philip IV of France – the man who had ensured Clement’s election by the conclave and who was pressing for the papal residence to move to France.
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