Pope Benedict XII (born 1285)

Pope Benedict XII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1334 to 1342

Pope Benedict XII, born Jacques Fournier, was a cardinal and inquisitor, and later, head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1334 to his death, in April 1342. He was the third Avignon pope and reformed monastic orders and opposed nepotism. Unable to remove his capital to…