Ange de Grimoard
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Angelic de Grimoard was a French
Cardinal
, and the younger brother of Pope Urban V
.
He joined the Order of Canon Regulars of Saint Augustine at Saint-Ruf. In 1358 he became prior of St.-Pierre-de-Dieu. In 1362 his older brother Guillaume was elected Pope Urban V and named him bishop of Avignon in December 1362. Four years later, in the consistory celebrated at Avignon
on September 18, 1366, he was created Cardinal Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli. In September 1367 he was promoted to the rank of Cardinal-Bishop of Albano. He was Papal Vicar of Italy from 1368 until 1371 and tried to win Forlì
, who was a ghibelline
town, but he didn't get it.
At the end of 1370 he was named archpriest of Lateran Basilica in succession to Cardinal Piere Roger de Beaufort, who was elected Pope Gregory XI
. He became Dean of the Sacred College in November 1373. He did not participate in any of the papal conclaves celebrated during his cardinalate. He did not return to Rome
with Gregory XI in 1376. After the outbreak of the Great Western Schism in 1378 he joined the obedience of Antipope Clement VII
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
, and the younger brother of Pope Urban V
Pope Urban V
Pope Urban V , born Guillaume Grimoard, was Pope from 1362 to 1370.-Biography:Grimoard was a native of Grizac in Languedoc . He became a Benedictine and a doctor in Canon Law, teaching at Montpellier and Avignon...
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He joined the Order of Canon Regulars of Saint Augustine at Saint-Ruf. In 1358 he became prior of St.-Pierre-de-Dieu. In 1362 his older brother Guillaume was elected Pope Urban V and named him bishop of Avignon in December 1362. Four years later, in the consistory celebrated at Avignon
Avignon
Avignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city on 1 January 2010, 12 000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts.Often referred to as the...
on September 18, 1366, he was created Cardinal Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli. In September 1367 he was promoted to the rank of Cardinal-Bishop of Albano. He was Papal Vicar of Italy from 1368 until 1371 and tried to win Forlì
Forlì
Forlì is a comune and city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the right of the Montone river, and is an important agricultural centre...
, who was a ghibelline
Guelphs and Ghibellines
The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor, respectively, in central and northern Italy. During the 12th and 13th centuries, the split between these two parties was a particularly important aspect of the internal policy of the Italian city-states...
town, but he didn't get it.
At the end of 1370 he was named archpriest of Lateran Basilica in succession to Cardinal Piere Roger de Beaufort, who was elected Pope Gregory XI
Pope Gregory XI
Gregory XI was pope from 1370 until his death.-Biography:He was born Pierre Roger de Beaufort, in Maumont, in the modern commune of Rosiers-d'Égletons, Limousin around 1336. He succeeded Pope Urban V in 1370, and was pope until 1378...
. He became Dean of the Sacred College in November 1373. He did not participate in any of the papal conclaves celebrated during his cardinalate. He did not return to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
with Gregory XI in 1376. After the outbreak of the Great Western Schism in 1378 he joined the obedience of Antipope Clement VII
Antipope Clement VII
Robert of Geneva was elected to the papacy as Pope Clement VII by the French cardinals who opposed Urban VI, and was the first Avignon antipope of the Western Schism.-Biography:...
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