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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Gregory XI

1370 - 1378

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Pope Gregory XI (Latin: Gregorius, born Pierre Roger de Beaufort; c. 1329 – 27 March 1378) was head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1370 to his death, in March 1378. He was the seventh and last Avignon pope and the most recent French pope recognized by the modern Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Gregory XI has received more than 339,461 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Pope Gregory XI is the 158th most popular religious figure (down from 137th in 2019), the 168th most popular biography from France (down from 164th in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Religious Figure.

Pope Gregory XI was the pope who moved the papacy back to Rome from Avignon.

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  • 69

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Gregory XI ranks 158 out of 2,238. Before him are Bernadette Soubirous, Pope Gregory XII, Huldrych Zwingli, Vladimir the Great, Saint Christopher, and Pope Julius III. After him are Pope Paul IV, Jeremiah, Pope Leo I, Pope Innocent XI, Pope Innocent XIII, and Pope Innocent VIII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1370, Pope Gregory XI ranks 1. After him are Antipope John XXIII, Isabeau of Bavaria, Leonardo Bruni, Olaf II of Denmark, Gentile da Fabriano, John VII Palaiologos, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Lorenzo Monaco, Erasmo of Narni, Švitrigaila, and William, Duke of Austria. Among people deceased in 1378, Pope Gregory XI ranks 2. Before him is Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Joanna of Bourbon and Galeazzo II Visconti.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pope Gregory XI ranks 168 out of 6,011. Before him are Catherine Deneuve (1943), Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122), Charles the Bold (1433), Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Henry II of England (1133), and Louis Daguerre (1787). After him are Philip VI of France (1293), Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683), Jeanne Calment (1875), Louis X of France (1289), Henry Cavendish (1731), and Louis Bonaparte (1778).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pope Gregory XI ranks 8. Before him are Pope Urban II (1042), Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), Pope Clement V (1264), Saint Sebastian (300), Thérèse of Lisieux (1873), and Bernadette Soubirous (1844). After him are Pope John XXII (1244), Pope Urban V (1310), Jacques de Molay (1243), Pope Clement VI (1291), Saint Roch (1295), and Pope Innocent VI (1282).

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