POPE
Pope Boniface IX
Pope, Bishop of Rome
Pope Boniface IX, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1389–1404.
background
Pope Boniface IX was head of the Catholic Church from 2 November 1389 to his death, in October 1404. He was the second Roman pope during the Western Schism. In this time, the Avignon claimants, Clement VII and Benedict XIII, maintained the Roman Curia in Avignon, under the protection of the French monarchy. He is the last pope to date to take on the pontifical name "Boniface".
summary
Pope Boniface IX, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1389–1404.
papacy Start
1389
papacy End
1404

