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Cardinal Jacques Fournier, a Cistercian monk, is elected Pope Benedict XII.
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Senior church official
A cardinal is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. As titular members of the clergy of the Diocese of Rome, they serve as advisors to the pope, who is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. Cardinals are chosen and formally…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cistercians
Catholic religious order
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Head of the Catholic Church from 1334 to 1342
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