Avignon is a town in France. It has a bridge. In French, a bridge is called a , pont. (Where the word 'pontoon' came from)
In French, the word, de or sometime d' means "of" and the word 'le' means 'the'.
The French word, 'sur' means 'on' or 'on top of'.
So, put them all together:
Sur le pont d'Avignon:
On the bridge of Avignon, or so the old children's song goes.
St. Catherine Of Siena
Pope Clement V was the first Avignon pope.
Answer: Avigon Why: King Philip ensured the election of a French Pope who moved the papacy to Avignon.
the avigon papcy refers to a period in history of the roman catholic church from 1309-1378