# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/pope-gregory-xii
# Generated: 2026-09-01T07:02:23.703Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born Angelo Corraro around 1327, he became head of the Catholic Church on 30 November 1406, inheriting a fractured institution: the Western Schism had already produced rival claimants in Avignon and Pisa, each declaring themselves the true pope. Gregory XII faced off against Benedict XIII in Avignon and, later, Alexander V and John XXIII from the Pisan line. For nearly a decade he maneuvered through the chaos, but unification remained out of reach. On 4 July 1415, he took the step almost no pope had taken — he resigned, clearing the way for the schism to finally collapse. He died in October 1417, months after the Church reassembled itself around a single successor.