POPE URBAN VI, A CONTRARY MAN

by | Jan 31, 2024 | Popes

This pope was neither French nor Italian (at that time), but from the Kingdom of Naples. He was born about 1318 and given the name Bartolomeo Prignano. A very intelligent man, he was a monk, trained at Avignon. In 1364, he was named archbishop of Acerenza, Kingdom of...

POPE URBAN VI, A CONTRARY MAN

by | Nov 26, 2023 | Popes

Medieval Italian soldiers This pope was neither French nor Italian (at that time), but from the Kingdom of Naples. He was born about 1318 and given the name Bartolomeo Prignano. A very intelligent man, he was a monk, trained at Avignon. In 1364, he was named...