Pope Benedict XII
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Pope Benedict XII (Latin: Benedictus Duodecimus; died April 25, 1342), born Jacques Fournier, was a French priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 198th Pope from 1334 to 1342.[1]
He was the third of the seven popes who lived in Avignon in France.
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Early life
Jacques Fournier is believed to have been born in Saverdun in the Comté de Foix near Toulouse.[2]
He became a Cistercian monk; and he studied at the University of Paris.[2]
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Cardinal
Pope John XXIII made Fourier a cardinal in 1327.[2]
Pope
Cardinal Fourier was elected pope in 1335;[2] and he chose to be called Benedict XII.[3]
Pope Benedict was involved in Italian and European political disputes.[2]
Benedict XII ordered the construction of the Palais des Papes in Avignon.[2]
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