Avignon Exile ( ) 1294 King Philip IV of France forced Pope Boniface VIII to pay taxes. Pope Boniface VIII refuses to pay taxes; King Philip IV elected a new pope.
Avignon Exile Clement V --French Pope 1309, moves the papacy to Avignon. He faced a fiscal crisis in Avignon. In order to relieve the fiscal crisis he utilized a number of methods.
Avignon Exile Dispensations---released a petitioner from requirements of canon law. Tithes---monies collected from parishioners. Indulgences---remissions of the temporal punishments for sin. They were given in return for monetary contributions to papacy.
Avignon Exile Pope Gregory XI---returns the papacy to Rome in He dies soon after he returns to Rome. Urban VI---was than elected pope; he served from However, the French did not like Urban VI. This resulted in
The Great Schism
Great Schism Who suffered during this time of crisis in the Church? ____________________ And ____________________
Great Schism How was the issue resolved?
Great Schism Council of Pisa 1409 It was convened by the Cardinals of both popes. They deposed both of them and elected a third. However, there was a problem. Does anybody want to guess?
Great Schism Council of Constance ( ) Germany--Council delegates voted as nations. More than half were Italian. Result--Pisan and Avignon popes were deposed. Council persuaded the Roman pope to resign.
Great Schism Martin V elected pope over all Christians. He wanted Rome to become a major capital worthy of the papacy. He adopted new literary and artistic ideas of the Renaissance. He started building St. Peter’s Basilica.