Pope Gregory XI (born 1336)

Pope Gregory XI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1370 to 1378

Pope Gregory XI was head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1370 to his death, in March 1378. He was the seventh and last Avignon pope and the most recent French pope. In 1377, Gregory XI returned the papal court to Rome, ending nearly 70 years of papal residency in…