from 1309 to 1377 the headquarters of the papacy was located in a town in southern italy called viterbo.
from 1309 to 1377 the headquarters of the papacy was located in a town in southern italy called viterbo.
from 1309 to 1377 the headquarters of the papacy was located in a town in southern?
viterbo
this was followed by the move of the roman papacy to avignon, france in 1309, where it would remain until 1377. although the move had precedent, the avignon papacy's image was damaged by accusations of corruption, favoritism toward the french, and even heresy. indeed, pope clement vi who was criticized for his apparent extravagant lifestyle asserted that his "predecessors did not know how to be pope." during the span of the avignon papacy all the popes and most cardinals and curial officials were french. the reputation of the avignon papacy led many to question the absolute authority of the pope in governing the universal catholic church.
conciliarism
pope boniface viii, born caetani, was the last pope to fight for the church's universal domain: he proclaimed a crusade against the colonna and, in 1300, called for the first jubilee of christianity, which brought to rome millions of pilgrims. however, his hopes were crushed by the french king philip the fair, who took him prisoner and slashed him in anagni, causing his death. afterwards, a new pope faithful to the french was elected, and the papacy was briefly relocated to avignon (1309–1377). during this period the city was neglected, until the power fell in the hand of a plebeian man, cola di rienzo. an idealist and a lover of ancient rome, cola dreamed about a rebirth of the roman empire: after assuming the power with the title of "tribuno", his reforms were rejected by the populace. forced to flee, cola could come back among the suite of cardinal albornoz, in charge of restoring the church power in italy. back in power for a short time, he was lynched by the populace, and albornoz could take possession of the city, that, in 1377, under gregory xi, became again the seat of the papacy. the return of the pope to rome in that year unleashed the western schism (1377–1418), and during the next forty years, the city was prey of the fights which shattered the church.
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