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Pope Innocent VI (Latin: Innocentius VI; 1282 – 12 September 1362), born Étienne Aubert, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 December 1352 to his death, in September 1362.
Innocent VI (born, Monts, Fr.—died Sept. 12, 1362, Avignon, Provence) was the pope from 1352 to 1362. A professor of civil law at Toulouse, Fr., Innocent VI took holy orders and was appointed to the French bishoprics of Noyon (1338) and Clermont (1340).
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Pope Innocent VI turned out to be the fifth pope who lived in the exile in Avignon. Of the Avignon popes, he was the only one who had the pontifical name Innocent. Innocent VI complained of being poor.
Learn about the life and reign of Pope Innocent VI, who ruled from 1352 to 1362 and tried to restore the papal authority in the Papal States and the Eastern Church. Find out his ecclesiastical reforms, his relations with the emperors and kings, and his patronage of arts.
Innocent VI. 199th Pope of the Catholic Church.
INNOCENT VI, POPE Pontificate: Dec. 18, 1352 to Sept. 12, 1362; b. Stephen Aubert, date uncertain; d. Avignon. A professor of civil law at Toulouse, he became bishop of Noyons in 1338, of Clermont in 1340, and was made cardinal in 1342.
Innocent VI. (1352—1362) Quick Reference. (18 Dec. 1352–12 Sept. 1362) Although it only lasted two days, the conclave at Avignon following Clement VI's death made a determined attempt to restrict the pope's autocracy and augment the influence of the sacred college.
