Benedict XII | |
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Papacy began | December 20, 1334 |
Papacy ended | April 25, 1342 |
Predecessor | Pope John XXII |
Successor | Pope Clement VI |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Jacques Fourier |
Born | c. 1280s Saverdun, France |
Died | Avignon | April 25, 1342
Other popes named Benedict |
Pope Benedict XII (Latin: Benedictus Duodecimus; died April 25, 1342), born Jacques Fournier, was a French priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 198th Pope from 1334 to 1342.[1]
He was the third of the seven popes who lived in Avignon in France.
Jacques Fournier is believed to have been born in Saverdun in the Comté de Foix near Toulouse.[2]
He became a Cistercian monk; and he studied at the University of Paris.[2]
Pope John XXIII made Fourier a cardinal in 1327.[2]
Cardinal Fourier was elected pope in 1335;[2] and he chose to be called Benedict XII.[3]
Pope Benedict was involved in Italian and European political disputes.[2]
Benedict XII ordered the construction of the Palais des Papes in Avignon.[2]