RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Gregory XI

1370 - 1378

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Pope Gregory XI (Latin: Gregorius XI; born Pierre Roger de Beaufort; c. 1329 – 27 March 1378) was head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1370 to his death, in March 1378. He was the seventh and last Avignon pope and the most recent French pope. In 1377, Gregory XI returned the papal court to Rome, ending nearly 70 years of papal residency in Avignon, in modern-day France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Gregory XI is the 172nd most popular religious figure (up from 207th in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from France (up from 198th in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Religious Figure.

Pope Gregory XI was the pope who moved the papacy back to Rome from Avignon.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Gregory XI ranks 172 out of 3,187. Before him are Rebecca, Simon the Zealot, Pope Eugene IV, Bilal ibn Rabah, Teresa of Ávila, and Pope Benedict IX. After him are Agatha of Sicily, Pope Adrian I, Pope Gregory X, Pope Benedict XII, Hagar, and Pope Celestine III.

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Among people born in 1370, Pope Gregory XI ranks 1. After him are Antipope John XXIII, Isabeau of Bavaria, Leonardo Bruni, Olaf II of Denmark, John VII Palaiologos, Gentile da Fabriano, Erasmo of Narni, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Lorenzo Monaco, William, Duke of Austria, and Švitrigaila. Among people deceased in 1378, Pope Gregory XI ranks 2. Before him is Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Joanna of Bourbon, Biligtü Khan Ayushiridara, Galeazzo II Visconti, and Alexius, Metropolitan of Kiev.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pope Gregory XI ranks 128 out of 6,770. Before him are Catherine of Valois (1401), Joseph Fourier (1768), Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736), Philip II of France (1165), Charles Aznavour (1924), and Peter Abelard (1079). After him are Marie Thérèse of France (1778), François Hollande (1954), Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), Sully Prudhomme (1839), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864), and Pope Benedict XII (1280).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pope Gregory XI ranks 8. Before him are Pope Urban II (1042), Pope Clement V (1264), Pope Urban V (1310), Pope Clement VI (1291), Pope John XXII (1244), and Pope Innocent VI (1282). After him are Pope Benedict XII (1280), Pope Clement IV (1190), Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), Pope Callixtus II (1065), Pope Urban IV (1185), and Pope Martin IV (1220).

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