Pope Urban V

Pope Urban V (; 1310 – December 19, 1370), born Guillaume Grimoard, was a French cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 201st Pope from 1362 until his death in 1370. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-12.

He was the sixth of the seven popes who lived in Avignon in France.

Early life
Grimoard was born in Grizac in the Languedoc region of France.  "Pope Bl. Urban V," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-12.

Benedictine
He became a Benedictine monk; and he was ordained at Chirac.

Grimoard became the abbot of Saint-Victor in Marseille.Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1843).  "Urban V," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 26, p. 43.

Cardinal
He was not a cardinal. There were several Popes who were not Cardinals. Some of these were Pope Urban IV and Pope Urban VI.

Pope 
Grimoard was elected pope on September 28, 1362; and he chose to be called Pope Urban.

Pope Urban was involved in Italian and European political disputes.

In 1367, the pope traveled from Avignon to Rome. He returned to Avignon in where he died in 1370.

After his death 
In 1870, Urban V  was beatified by Pope Pius IX.

Related pages 
 List of popes
 Avignon Papacy

References

Other websites


  Catholic Hierarchy,   Pope Urban V
 GCatholic,  Pope Urban V

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