jan 1, 1377 - Pope Gregory XI moved back to Rom died soon after Pope Urban VI elected in Rome Pope Clement VII elected in Avignon
Description:
- he died soon after- it was Catherine of Siena (ordinary, religious girl) who urged him to return to Rome
- an indication that spiritual authority was moving from the Church to ordinary people
- there was now two Popes at once
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Date:
jan 1, 1377
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~ 649 years ago