Gregory XII

Angelo Correr · 1406 – 1415 · 9 yrs · resigned

Resigned to end the Western Schism, the last pope to resign until Benedict XVI, 598 years later.

Did

Convened the Council of Constance through a proxy, then abdicated in 1415 so it could elect a single pope.

Didn't

See it finished: died in 1417, weeks before Martin V's election.

From the record

Pope Gregory XII, born Angelo Corraro, Corario, or Correr, 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.

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