Benedict XII

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noun

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

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Benedict XII

Portions of the letters of John XXII, Benedict XII, and Clement VI, are already issued.

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

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 S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

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 Edward Hutton

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 William Hunt

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 M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

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