Clement V

· 1305 – 1314 · 9 yrs · died

Moved the papacy to Avignon. It stayed 67 years.

Did

Suppressed the Knights Templar at the Council of Vienne (1312), under French pressure.

Didn't

Set foot in Rome as pope. Crowned at Lyon, settled at Avignon in 1309.

From the record

Pope Clement V was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1305 until his death. He is remembered for suppressing the order of the Knights Templar and allowing the execution of many of its members. A Frenchman by birth, Clement moved the Papacy from Rome to Avignon, ushering in the period known as the Avignon Papacy.

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