Benedict XII | |
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| Bishop of Rome | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | 30 December 1334 |
| Papacy ended | 25 April 1342 |
| Predecessor | John XXII |
| Successor | Clement VI |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1317 by Niccolò Alberti |
| Created cardinal | 18 December 1327 by John XXII |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacques Fornier 1285 Saverdun, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 25 April 1342 (aged 56–57) Avignon, County of Provence |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Other popes named Benedict | |
| Papal styles of Pope Benedict XII | |
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| Reference style | His Holiness |
| Spoken style | Your Holiness |
| Religious style | Holy Father |
| Posthumous style | None |
Pope Benedict XII (Latin: Benedictus XII, French: Benoît XII; 1285 – 25 April 1342), born Jacques Fournier, was a cardinal and inquisitor, later head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1334 to his death, in April 1342. He was the third Avignon pope and reformed monastic orders and opposed nepotism. Unable to remove his capital to Rome or Bologna, Benedict started the great palace at Avignon. He settled the beatific vision controversy of Pope John XXII[a] with the bull Benedictus Deus, which stated that souls may attain the "fullness of the beatific vision" before the Last Judgment.[2] Despite many diplomatic attempts with Emperor Louis IV to resolve their differences, Benedict failed to bring the Holy Roman Empire back under papal dominance. He died 25 April 1342 and was buried in Avignon.
- ^ Juhász, Gergely (2015). Translating Resurrection: The Debate Between William Tyndale and George Joye in Its Historical and Theological Context. Brill.
- ^ Sommer 2021, p. 326.
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