Benedict XII
1280 – 1342 · aged 62
Pope of the Catholic Church 1334–1342
- Born
- 1280 · Saverdun
- Died
- 1342 · Avignon
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- 1280BornBorn in Saverdun
- 1317RoleDiocesan bishop
- 1326RoleBishop of Mirepoix
- 1334 – 1342RolePope
- 1342DiedDied in Avignon
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- 1337 – 1453Hundred Years' War
Biography
Pope Benedict XII (Latin: Benedictus XII, Italian: Benedetto XII, French: Benoît XII; 1285 – 25 April 1342), born Jacques Fournier, was a cardinal and inquisitor, and later, head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1334 to his death, in April 1342. He was the third Avignon pope and reformed monastic orders and opposed nepotism. Unable to remove his capital to Rome or Bologna, Benedict started the great palace at Avignon. He settled the beatific vision controversy of Pope John XXII with the bull Benedictus Deus, which stated that souls may attain the "fullness of the beatific vision" before the Last Judgment. Despite many diplomatic attempts with Emperor Louis IV to resolve their differences, Benedict failed to bring the Holy Roman Empire back under papal dominance. He died 25 April 1342 and was buried in Avignon.
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