Term
Babylonian Captivity of the Church
A phrase describing the papal residence at Avignon from 1309 to 1377 AD.
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Definition
A phrase, derived from Petrarch, used to describe the papal residence at Avignon in the south of France (but not subject to the French Crown) from 1309 to 1377 AD.
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- AvignonTerm
Sources
- 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 78Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 78.
Last revised August 14, 2026