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Urban V

Type Figure Region France Time c. 1310–1370 Also known as Urban V、Pope Urban V、Guillaume de Grimoard、教宗乌尔班五世

Urban V (c. 1310–1370), born Guillaume de Grimoard, a Benedictine monk elected pope in 1362, was the first Avignon pope to attempt moving the papacy …

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  1. c. 1310–1362Montpellier · MontpellierReceived theological training in Montpellier and elsewhere, serving as abbot of Benedictine monasteries and papal legate, renowned for learning and integrity; in 1352 Pope Innocent VI raised him to cardinal, still resident at the Avignon papacy.
  2. 1362–1370Avignon · AvignonAfter his election in 1362 he reformed papal expenditures, reduced some taxes, and supported crusade plans including those of King Peter I of Cyprus; in 1367 he returned to Rome at the widespread urging of many parties, but Italian warfare and pressures of papal division forced him to leave Rome again for Avignon in 1370, where he died the same year.

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