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Avignon Papacy

Type Object Region Western Europe Time 1309–1377

In 1309 Pope Clement V moved the papal seat to Avignon in France, beginning the so-called "Babylonian Captivity" of the papacy.

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  1. 1309Avignon · ProvencePope Clement V formally established the papal seat at Avignon, replacing the previous itinerant state between Rome and southern France, marking the institutional establishment of the Avignon Papacy.
  2. c. 1310–1316Avignon · ProvenceThe papacy expanded the papal palace in Avignon and strengthened the cardinalate, papal courts, and the tithe collection system, making papal administration more dependent on the infrastructure and royal patronage of southern France.

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