Between 1309 and 1377, the popes of the Catholic Church ruled from the town of - in France.

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Conor Weeks

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15 August, 12:52

Between 1309 and 1377, the popes of the Catholic Church ruled from the town of - in France.

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The Avignon Papacy was the period from 1309 to 1377 during which seven successive popes resided in Avignon (then in the Kingdom of Arles, part of the Holy Roman Empire, now in today's France) rather than in Rome.[1] The situation arose from the conflict between the Papacy and the French crown.