Pope Gregory XII


Gregory XII
Bishop of Rome
Portrait of Gregory XII by van Gent and Berruguete (c. 1476, Ducal Palace, Urbino)
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began30 November 1406
Papacy ended4 July 1415
PredecessorInnocent VII
SuccessorMartin V
Opposed toAvignon claimant:Pisan claimants:
Orders
Consecration1390
Created cardinal12 June 1405
by Innocent VII
Personal details
Born
Angelo Corraro (or Corario)[1]

c. 1327
Died18 October 1417(1417-10-18) (aged 89–90)
Recanati, Marche, Papal States
Previous post(s)
Coat of armsGregory XII's coat of arms
Other popes named Gregory
Papal styles of
Pope Gregory XII
Reference styleHis Holiness
Spoken styleYour Holiness
Religious styleHoly Father
Posthumous styleNone

Pope Gregory XII (Latin: Gregorius XII; Italian: Gregorio XII; c. 1327 – 18 October 1417), born Angelo Corraro, Corario,[1] or Correr,[2] was head of the Catholic Church from 30 November 1406 to 4 July 1415. Reigning during the Western Schism, he was opposed by the Avignon claimant Benedict XIII and the Pisan claimants Alexander V and John XXIII. Gregory XII wanted to unify the Church and voluntarily resigned in 1415 to end the schism.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Baynes, T. S.; Smith, W. R., eds. (1880). "Gregory XII." . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (9th ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 178.
  2. ^ Miranda, Salvador (2022). "Correr, Angelo". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church – Biographical Dictionary. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ Riccoboni, Bartolomea (2000). Life and Death in a Venetian Convent: the chronicle and necrology of Corpus Domini, 1395–1436. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press. pp. 60–63. ISBN 0-226-71789-5.

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