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Urban VI - (1378-1389)

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Bartolommeo Prignano was the last person not a cardinal to be elected to the papacy. Born in Read More

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Bartolomeo Prignano, the first Roman pope during the Western Schism, born at Naples, about 1318; died at Rome, 15 October, 1389; according to many he was poisoned by the Romans. At an early age he went to Avignon, where he gained many powerful friends. On 21 March, 1364, he was consecrated Archbishop of Acerenza in the Kingdom of ... Read More


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Reading 1, Acts 2:1-11
When Pentecost day came round, they had all met together, when ... Read More

Psalm, Psalms 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34
Bless Yahweh, my soul, Yahweh, my God, how great you are! ... Read More

Gospel, John 20:19-23
In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the ... Read More

Reading 2, First Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13
Because of that, I want to make it quite clear to you that no ... Read More

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