Council of Constance
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The Council of Constance was an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that was held from 1414 to 1418 in the Bishopric of Constance in present-day Germany. This was the first ecumenical council co
Jan Hus before the Council of Constance, 1883 painting by Václav Brožík
Sigismund, King of the Romans and of Hungary, his second wife, Barbara of Celje, and their daughter, Elizabeth of Luxembourg, at the Council of Constance
Bishops debating with the pope at the Council of Constance
Imperia, erected in 1993 to commemorate the Council
Avignon Papacy
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The Avignon Papacy was the period from 1309 to 1376 during which seven successive popes resided in Avignon rather than in Rome. The situation arose from the conflict between the papacy and the French
Council of Constance
…particular situation without wider implications. The council's main purpose was to end the Papal schism that had resulted from the confusion following the Avignon Papacy. Pope Gregory XI's return to Rome in 1377, followed by his death (in 1378) and the controversial election of his successor, Pope Urban VI, resulted in…
The Papal palace in Avignon, France
Pope Gregory XI returned to Rome in 1376 and ended the Avignon Papacy.