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Benedict XII

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noun

  1. Jacques Fournier, died 1342, French ecclesiastic: pope 1334–42.


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Now look at this other face, it is that of the successor of John, of James Fournier, who took the name of Benedict XII.

From In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

In 1278 Pope Nicholas III. issued a bull, giving the body absolution, and this was renewed by his successors up to the time of Benedict XII.

From The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

This alliance between Philip and Louis completed the discomfiture of Benedict XII.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William

Ostasio ruled with the title of vicar which he received both from Lewis the Bavarian and from pope Benedict XII.

From Ravenna, a Study by Hutton, Edward

They are first mentioned in Extravagantes of John XXII. and of Benedict XII.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

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