Gregory XII

American  

noun

1. Angelo Correr, Corrario, or Corraro, c1327–1417, Italian ecclesiastic: installed as pope in 1406 and resigned office in 1415.

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Example Sentences

When Pope Benedict XVI stepped down in 2013—the first pope to do so since Gregory XII was forced from the throne in 1415—he set a precedent.

From The Wall Street Journal

Benedict was the first pope to resign since Gregory XII, who did so on July 4, 1415.

From Washington Times

Before Benedict, the last pope to retire was Gregory XII, who resigned in 1415.

From Newsweek

The Pope, 85, is retiring on Thursday Feb. 28, and is the first Pope to abdicate since Gregory XII in 1415.

From Time

Another pope, Gregory XII reluctantly abdicated in 1415 to end a dispute with a rival claimant to the papacy.

From Reuters