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Urban V |
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Papacy began | September 28, 1362 |
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Papacy ended | December 19, 1370 |
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Predecessor | Pope Innocent VI |
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Successor | Pope Gregory XI |
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Birth name | Guillaume Grimoard |
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Born | 1310 Grizac |
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Died | (1370-12-19)December 19, 1370 Avignon |
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Other popes named Urban |
Pope Urban V (Latin: Urbanus Quintus; 1310 – December 19, 1370), born Guillaume Grimoard, was a French cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 201st Pope from 1362 until his death in 1370.[1]
He was the sixth of the seven popes who lived in Avignon in France.
Grimoard was born in Grizac in the Languedoc region of France.[2]
He became a Benedictine monk; and he was ordained at Chirac.
Grimoard became the abbot of Saint-Victor in Marseille.[3]
He was not a cardinal. There were several Popes who were not Cardinals. Some of these were Pope Urban IV and Pope Urban VI.
Grimoard was elected pope on September 28, 1362; and he chose to be called Pope Urban.
Pope Urban was involved in Italian and European political disputes.[2]
In 1367, the pope traveled from Avignon to Rome. He returned to Avignon in where he died in 1370.[3]
In 1870, Urban V was beatified by Pope Pius IX.
The Coat of Arms of Urban V
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