Pope Gregory XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1406 to 1415 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pope Gregory XII (Latin: Gregorius Duodecimus; c. 1326 – 18 October 1417) was the 206th Pope. He was born Angelo Corrario at Venice, Italy. He became Bishop of Castello in 1380, titular Patriarch of Constantinople in 1390, a cardinal in 1405, and finally Pope Gregory XII on 30 November 1406. He held office during the years of the Western Schism. In 1415, he resigned during the Council of Constance. He died at Recanati in 1417.[1] His papal resignation was the last until Pope Benedict XVI resigned in February 2013.[2]
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