WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The term “Avignon Papacy” refers to the Catholic papacy during the period from 1309 through 1377, when the popes lived in and operated out of Avignon, France, instead of their traditional home in Rome.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Avignon Papacy (French: Papauté d’Avignon) was the period from 1309 to 1376 during which seven successive popes resided in Avignon (at the time within the Kingdom of Arles, part of the Holy Roman Empire; now part of France) rather than in Rome.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Babylonian Captivity began when Pope Boniface VIII issued a papal bull (formal commandment) in 1303 to the effect that all kings had to acknowledge his authority over even their own kingdoms, a challenge he issued in response to the taxes kings levied on church property.

Detailed explanation-4: -Clement V, original name Bertrand De Got, (born c. 1260, Bordelais region, France-died April 20, 1314, Roquemaure, Provence), pope from 1305 to 1314 who in choosing Avignon, France, for the papal residence-where it flourished until 1377-became the first of the Avignonese popes.

Detailed explanation-5: -But it actually happened in 1303-a real-life drama featuring King Philip IV of France and Pope Boniface VIII. The incident capped a bitter struggle between two of the most powerful men in the medieval world. And it didn’t end with the pontiff’s death.