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The Pope currently resides in Vatican City, in Rome, and has been there since the first Pope, St. Peter went there in the first century, although there has been disagreement about his location during the Avignon period (1309-1377).
The Avignon Papacy lasted from 1309 to 1377.
From 1309 to 1377 the pope resided at Avignon, France.
Avignon, France.
From 1309 to 1378 the popes resided in Avignon, France.
Answer: Avigon Why: King Philip ensured the election of a French Pope who moved the papacy to Avignon.
It was first settled by John Hunt (1805) and first claimed by Leroy Pope.
From 1309 to 1378 the pope was based in Avignon, France.
Avignon. The popes had actually lived there since 1309, but went back to Rome in 1377. When he died in 1378 a pope was elected in Rome and an anti-pope was elected in Avignon. This was only settled when Martin V was elected to succeed all the others (by which time there was one in Pisa as well). The palace of the popes, the city of Avignon and the surrounding teritory still belonged to the pope until 1790.
Pope Clement V moved the papal over losses during the Crusades.
Avignon, in what is now southeastern France.