Pope Urban VI

January 1st, 2006 @ 1:00 am by Rich | Share This | Comments: none
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Upon the death of the aged Pope Gregory XI in 1377, Pope Urban VI was elected by the College of Cardinals in a rush. By August the cardinals suddenly informed all Europe that the people of Rome had forced the election of an apostate to the chair of Peter and that the proceedings were invalid. A month later a new College of Cardinals selected another pope, Clement VII.

 
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