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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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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 concert with the envoys of Pope Benedict XII.,

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 by Robert Black

—He has that in common with Pope Benedict XII.

From The Grip of Desire by Hector France

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

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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