POPE
Pope Gregory XI
Pope, Bishop of Rome
Pope Gregory XI, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1370–1378.
background
Pope Gregory XI, urged by Saint Catherine of Siena, returned the papacy from Avignon to Rome in 1377, ending the Avignon Papacy. His death was followed by the Western Schism.
summary
Pope Gregory XI, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1370–1378.
papacy Start
1370
papacy End
1378
birth Name
Pierre Roger de Beaufort