Pope Boniface IX
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Pope Boniface IX was head of the Catholic Church from 2 November 1389 to his death, in October 1404. He was the second Roman pope during the Western Schism. In this time, the Avignon claimants, Clemen
Bust c. 1400
Bulla of Boniface IX
Coin depicting Pope Boniface IX, Bode Museum, Berlin
Antipope Clement VII
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Robert of Geneva was elected to the papacy as Clement VII by the cardinals who opposed Pope Urban VI and was the first antipope residing in Avignon, France. His election led to the Western Schism.
Pope Boniface IX
…Church from 2 November 1389 to his death, in October 1404. He was the second Roman pope during the Western Schism. In this time, the Avignon claimants, Clement VII and Benedict XIII, maintained the Roman Curia in Avignon, under the protection of the French monarchy. He is the last pope to date to take on the…
Interview between the duke of Anjou and pope Clement VII (seated) at Avignon, from Froissart's Chronicles.
14th-century miniature depicting Clement VII celebrating mass