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John XXII

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Also known as Jacques Duèze, Jacques d'Euse, Pope John XXII, Jacques D’euze, ‏ papa Giovanni‏ XXII, Iohannes PP. XXII, Johannes XXII. Papst, pape Jean XXII

pope of the Catholic Church from 1316 to 1334

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John XXII was a Pope of the Catholic Church who led the Church from 1316 to 1334, a period spanning nearly two decades of significant papal authority. His papacy matters historically because it occurred during an important era in medieval Church governance and influence.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Ioannes
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Cahors
Place of death
Avignon
Occupation
writer
Employer
University of Toulouse (1896-1968)
Languages spoken
French
Religion
Catholic Church
Participant in
1314–16 papal conclave
Image
John22.jpg
Religious order
Dominican Order
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place of burial
Avignon Cathedral
date of death
1334-12-04
Commons category
Ioannes XXII
P8168
WIDE Project
date of birth
1245-01-01
described by source
Wikitólica
topic's main category
Category:Pope John XXII
name in native language
Ioannes PP. XXII
P13311
Mijares River
Commons Creator page
John XXII
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Encyclopedic overview

Pope John XXII (Latin: Ioannes XXII, Italian: Giovanni XXII, French: Jean XXII; 1244 – 4 December 1334), born Jacques Duèze (or d'Euse), was head of the Catholic Church from 7 August 1316 to his death, in December 1334. He was the second and longest-reigning Avignon Pope, elected by the Conclave of Cardinals, which was assembled in Lyon. Like his predecessor, Clement V, Pope John centralized power and income in the Papacy and lived a princely life in Avignon.

John opposed the policies of Louis IV the Bavarian as Holy Roman Emperor, which prompted Louis to invade Italy and set up an antipope, Nicholas V. John also opposed the Franciscan understanding of the poverty of Christ and his apostles, promulgating multiple papal bulls to enforce his views. This led William of Ockham to write against unlimited papal power.

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