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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Innocent VI

1282 - 1362

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Pope Innocent VI (Latin: Innocentius VI; 1282 – 12 September 1362), born Étienne Aubert, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 December 1352 to his death, in September 1362. He was the fifth Avignon pope and the only one with the pontifical name of "Innocent". Étienne Aubert, born in the Diocese of Limoges, was a civil law professor and held various positions in the church before being appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia and Velletri by Pope Clement VI. He became Pope Innocent VI on 30 December 1352. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Innocent VI has received more than 187,851 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Pope Innocent VI is the 201st most popular religious figure (down from 190th in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from France (up from 216th in 2019) and the 14th most popular French Religious Figure.

Pope Innocent VI was most famous for his efforts to reform the church. He was also a patron of the arts and commissioned many works of art.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Innocent VI ranks 201 out of 2,238Before him are Pope Sixtus II, Pope Celestine V, Pope Evaristus, Pope Lucius I, Saint Roch, and Pope Pius I. After him are Pope Benedict XI, Pope Paul V, Ambrose, Pope Siricius, Pope Benedict XII, and Pope Benedict VIII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1282, Pope Innocent VI ranks 1After him are Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Öz Beg Khan, Don Juan Manuel, Margaret of France, Queen of England, Tode Mongke, Eric Magnusson, Alexios II of Trebizond, John XIV of Constantinople, Duwa, and Stefan Konstantin. Among people deceased in 1362, Pope Innocent VI ranks 2Before him is Orhan. After him are James I, Count of La Marche, Anna von Schweidnitz, Joan of the Tower, Frederick III, Duke of Austria, Louis I of Naples, Constantine III, King of Armenia, and John III of Trebizond.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pope Innocent VI ranks 210 out of 6,011Before him are Léon Foucault (1819), Richard II of England (1367), Nicéphore Niépce (1765), Georges Méliès (1861), Charles IV of France (1294), and Saint Roch (1295). After him are Marie Thérèse of France (1778), Gustave Doré (1832), John II of France (1319), Petronius (27), Pope Benedict XII (1280), and Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pope Innocent VI ranks 14Before him are Pope Gregory XI (1370), Pope John XXII (1244), Pope Urban V (1310), Jacques de Molay (1243), Pope Clement VI (1291), and Saint Roch (1295). After him are Pope Benedict XII (1280), Francis de Sales (1567), Pope Urban VI (1318), Pope Clement IV (1190), Vincent de Paul (1581), and Pope Callixtus II (1065).