Pope Gregory XII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1406 to 1415
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Lived 1335–1417, aged 82Italy
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He's the only pope in six centuries to resign voluntarily — not for scandal or frailty, but to end a schism that had split the Catholic Church into warring factions for nearly forty years.
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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 14…
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