when avignon was the papal seat
1Avignon — French commune native name= Ville d Avignon common name= Avignon |border=1px image flag size= 120px image coat of arms= Avignon coat of arms.jpg image coat of arms size = 90px flag Coat of arms x = 188 y = 208 time zone = CET (GMT +1)… …
2AVIGNON — (sometimes called in Hebrew Ir ha gefanim city of grapes ; gefen = vigne, i.e., vine), capital of the department of Vaucluse, southeastern France, formerly part of provence . Avignon was the residence of the popes for some years after 1309. In… …
3Avignon — City in Southern France situated on the left bank of the Rhone River. In 1309, Pope Clement V, who had been living in France since 1306, moved the papal seat from Rome to Avignon, thus initiating the Babylonian Captivity that was to last until …
4The Vatican — The Vatican † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican This subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Introduction; II. Architectural History of the Vatican Palace; III. Description of the Palace; IV. Description of the… …
5The Vatican as a Scientific Institute — The Vatican Palace, as a Scientific Institute † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican Palace, as a Scientific Institute Regarded from the point of view of scientific productivity, the Vatican is the busiest scientific workshop in Rome.… …
6Papal Regesta — Papal Regesta † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Papal Regesta Papal Regesta are the copies, generally entered in special registry volumes, of the papal letters and official documents that are kept in the papal archives; the name, further, is… …
7The Church in China — The Church in China † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church in China Ancient Christians The introduction of Christianity into China has been ascribed not only to the Apostle of India, St. Thomas, but also to St. Bartholomew. In the… …
8Papal conclave, 1492 — Papal conclave, August 1492 Dates August 6–August 11, 1492 Location Sistine Chapel, Apostolic Palace, Papal States …
9Papal Coronation — Coronation of Pope Celestine V, the only pope to be crowned twice.[1] A papal coronation was the ceremony of the placing of the Papal Tiara on a newly elected pope. The first recorded papal coronation was that of Pope Celestine II in 1143 …
10Avignon — /ann vee nyawonn /, n. a city in and the capital of Vaucluse, in SE France, on the Rhone River: papal residence 1309 77. 93,024. * * * ancient Avennio City (pop., 1999: 85,854), southeastern France. Founded as a Phocaean colony, it was conquered… …
