Pope Clement VI
Pope Clement VI (Latin: Clemens VI; 1291 – 6 December 1352), born Pierre Roger, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death, in December 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope. Clement reigned during the first visitation of the Black Death (1348–1350), during which he granted remission of sins to all who died of the plague.
Clement VI | |
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| Bishop of Rome | |
Fresco by Matteo Giovanetti | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | 7 May 1342 |
| Papacy ended | 6 December 1352 |
| Predecessor | Benedict XII |
| Successor | Innocent VI |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1329 |
| Created cardinal | 18 December 1338 by Benedict XII |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pierre Roger 1291 |
| Died | 6 December 1352 (aged 60–61) Avignon, Papal States |
| Coat of arms | |
| Other popes named Clement | |
| Papal styles of Pope Clement VI | |
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| Reference style | His Holiness |
| Spoken style | Your Holiness |
| Religious style | Holy Father |
| Posthumous style | None |
Roger steadfastly resisted temporal encroachments on the Church's ecclesiastical jurisdiction and, as Clement VI, entrenched French dominance of the Church and opened its coffers to enhance the regal splendour of the Papacy. He recruited composers and music theorists for his court, including figures associated with the then-innovative Ars Nova style of France and the Low Countries.
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