Papal Palace in Avignon

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Papal Palace in Avignon

• By Adam Landon Hinnant

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Babylonian Captivity

• The Avignon Papacy was the period from 1305 to
  1378
  
• During this time the Bishop of Rome, the Pope,
  lived in Avignon rather than in Rome.
  
• The following Popes lived in Avignon
• Pope Clement V 13051314
• Pope John XXII 13161334
• Pope Benedict XII 13341342
• Pope Clement VI 13421352
• Pope Innocent VI 13521362
• Pope Urban V 13621370
• Pope Gregory XI 13701378

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The History and Dismantling of the Avignon Papacy

• 1378 Gregory XI moved the home of the papacy
  back to Rome.
  
• 1378-1414 The Western Schism an antipope was
  setup by a group of cardinals in which Catholics
  were divided between which pope should be in
  office
• 1414 The Avignon Papacy is dismantled by the
  Council of Constance

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Palais des Papes

• One of the many Papal Palaces
• Built between 1335 and 1364
• Located at the northern edge of Avignon,
  overlooking the river Rhône.
  
• Built in two phases, the Palais Vieux (Old
  Palace) and Palais Neuf (New Palace).
  
• Occupies an area of 2.6 acres (11,000 m²).

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Under Popes Clement VI, Innocent VI and Urban V,
the building was expanded to the Palais Neuf.
Jean de Louvres was commissioned by Clement VI to
build the Grand Chapel, 52 m, that was the
location for worship. The interior contains fres
cos, tapestries, paintings, sculptures and wooden
ceilings. 1791 Scene of a massacre of counter-r
evolutionaries, whose bodies were thrown into the
Tour des Latrines in the Palais Vieux.
1906 Became a national museum.
Currently Open to public, holds a convention
center and the archives of the department of
Vaucluse.

The Champeux Gate
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Vive la France and God Bless America!
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Sources

• A History of Western Society (5th Edition)
• McKay, Hill, Buckler
• Houghton Mifflin Company
• Boston 1995
• www.wikipedia.org
• www.aboutstyle.com.au/france/provence_1.htm
• http//www.galenfrysinger.com/avignon.htm