Pope Gregory XII

Pope Gregory XII (Latin: Gregorius Duodecimus; c. 1326 – 18 October 1417) was the 206th Pope. He was born Angelo Corrario at Venice, Italy. He became Bishop of Castello in 1380, titular Patriarch of Constantinople in 1390, a cardinal in 1405, and finally Pope Gregory XII on 30 November 1406. He held office during the years of the Western Schism. In 1415, he resigned during the Council of Constance. He died at Recanati in 1417. His papal resignation was the last until Pope Benedict XVI resigned in February 2013.

Pope Gregory XII
Bishop of Rome
Papacy began	30 November 1406
Papacy ended	4 July 1415
Predecessor	Pope Innocent VII
Successor	Pope Martin V
Opposed to	Avignon claimant: Benedict XIII Pisan claimants: Alexander V John XXIII
Orders
Consecration	1390
Created Cardinal	12 June 1405
Personal details
Birth name	Angelo Corraro (or Corario)
Born	c. 1326 or 1327 Venice, Republic of Venice
Died	18 October 1417(1417-10-18) (aged 90–91) Recanati, Marche, Papal States
Previous post	Bishop of Castello (1380–1390) Bishop of the Island of Negrepont (1387–1390) Titular Patriarch of Constantinople (1390–1405) Cardinal-Priest of San Marco (1405–1406) Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino (1415–1417) Apostolic Administrator of Constantinople (1406–1409) Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1415–1417)
Coat of arms
Other Popes named Gregory

Popes of the Western Schism

References

The Coat of Arms of Gregory XII

Other websites

Media related to Gregorius XII at Wikimedia Commons

•   "Pope Gregory XII". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company. 
• "Gregory XII", Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
• Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Emeritus Gregory XII
• Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Cardinal Correr

Preceded by Innocent VII

Pope 1406–1415

Succeeded by Martin V