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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe Catholic Church believes that each Pope is selected by the Holy Spirit. We do not really know why the Holy Spirit chooses a particular person. There have been 16 Popes named Gregory. 64. St. Gregory I (the Great) (590-604)
89. St. Gregory II (715-31)
90. St. Gregory III (731-41)
101. Gregory IV (827-44)
138. Gregory V (996-99)
148. Gregory VI (1045-46)
157. St. Gregory VII (1073-85)
173. Gregory VIII (1187)
178. Gregory IX (1227-41)
184. Blessed Gregory X (1271-76)
201. Gregory XI (1370-78)
205. Gregory XII (1406-15)
226. Gregory XIII (1572-85)
229. Gregory XIV (1590-91)
234. Gregory XV (1621-23)
254. Gregory XVI (1831-46)
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∙ 10y agoAt the time there were two claimants to the throne - Pope Gregory XII and Anti-pope Benedict XIII. They resolved the situation by both agreeing to renounce their claims and allow a new election to take place. Thus ended the Great Western Schism.
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∙ 11y agoHe became pope because he was elected by at least a 2/3 majority of the cardinals participating in the papal conclave who were guided by the Holy Spirit.
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Which Pope Gregory resigned?
The last pope to resign (before Benedict XVI) was Gregory XII in 1415.
Who was the last pope to resign 600 years ago?
Pope Benedict XVI resigned officially on February 28, 2013. The most previous pope to resign was Gregory XII who resigned on July 4, 1415.
When was Pope Gregory XII born?
Pope Gregory XII was born in 1326.
How long has it been since a pope has resigned?
The last pope to resign (before Pope Benedict XVI) was Pope Gregory XII who resigned on July 4, 1415.
When did Pope Gregory XII die?
Pope Gregory XII died on 1417-10-18.
Who told Pope Gregory VII to resign?
Henry IV of Germany told him to resign. In exchange, Gregory excommunicated Henry and remained as pope.
Who was the Pope in 1411?
Pope Gregory XII filled the chair of Peter in 1411.
Why was Pope Benedict's resignation so unusual?
Normally popes remain in office until they die and it is rare for a pope to resign. Benedict is the first pope to have resigned without external pressure since Celestine V in 1294. He became the first pope to resign since Gregory XII did so in 1415 to settle the Western Schism.
Why was Benedict's resignation so unusual?
Normally popes remain in office until they die and it is rare for a pope to resign. Benedict is the first pope to have resigned without external pressure since Celestine V in 1294. He became the first pope to resign since Gregory XII did so in 1415 to settle the Western Schism.
Who was the last pope to retire?
Tthe last Pope that retired was Pope Gregory Xll in 1415.
Why did the pope resigned 600 years ago?
In the early 15th century there were two men claiming to be the pope - Pope Gregory XII and anti pope John XXIII. A council was called and both men renounced their claims to the papal throne and a new pope elected. Gregory XII resigned on July 4, 1415 to settle the argument.
Who and when was the last retired pope?
Prior to Benedict XVI in 2013, it was the year 1415, when Pope Gregory XII resigned..AnswerNever. A Catholic (It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church.) Pope can not retire. The few pope that have renounced the papacy have RENOUNCED it, not retired. Pope Gregory XII, above was the last pope to renounce the papacy, before that it was Pope St. Celestine V who renounced the papacy in 1294.
