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nounthe government of the Roman Catholic Church
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- bruno German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
- papal proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
- avignon a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism
- apostolic proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
- papist an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy
- pontifical proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
- council of trent a council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 to examine and condemn the teachings of Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers; redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened the papacy
- urban v French pope from 1362 to 1370 who tried to reestablish the papacy in Rome but in 1367 returned to Avignon hoping to end the war between France and England; canonized in 1870 (1310-1370)
- guillaume de grimoard French pope from 1362 to 1370 who tried to reestablish the papacy in Rome but in 1367 returned to Avignon hoping to end the war between France and England; canonized in 1870 (1310-1370)
- leo ix German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)