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^ In 1348, the county and city of Avignon were given to the Church, and formed part of the territory of the Holy See until 1791, when they were seized by the French, who have kept possession of them ever since. IN THIRTEEN FORTY EIGHT THE COUNTRY AND CITY OF AVIGNON WERE GIVEN TO THE CHURCH AND FORMED PART OF THE TERRITORY OF THE HOLY SEE UNTIL SEVENTEEN NINETY ONE WHEN THEY WERE SEIZED BY THE FRENCH WHO HAVE KEPT POSSESSION OF THEM EVER SINCE
of his energies been diverted by a quarrel with the Pope. The Pope issued a " Bull " (a papal decree) to reprove the king, and Philip retorted with a proclamation in which he openly defied the Pope. Philip finally hired a band of adventurers to capture the Pope in his native city. They treated him cruelly and put him in prison, where he dared eat little for fear of being poisoned. Although he was released at the end of three days by the people, who rose up in his favor, he died soon after of shock. The next Pope deemed it his first duty to try to punish those who had tortured his predecessor ; but, shortly after he had done so, he died so suddenly that many people thought he was poisoned. A Pope was now elected, who settled at Avignon (a-veen-y6N', 1309). As this Pope and his successors lived in this city for nearly seventy years (until 1 376), the time they spent there is often known in Church history as the " Babylonian Captivity," which, as you know, lasted a similar length of time. SOONER HAD NOT SOME OF HIS ENERGIES BEEN DIVERTED BY A QUARREL WITH THE POPE THE POPE ISSUED A BULL A PAPAL DECREE TO REPROVE THE KING AND PHILIP RETORTED WITH A PROCLAMATION IN WHICH HE OPENLY DEFIED THE POPE PHILIPPE FINALLY HIRED A BAND OF ADVENTURES TO CAPTURE THE POPE IN HIS NATIVE CITY THEY TREATED HIM CRUELLY AND PUT HIM IN PRISON WHERE HE DARED EAT LITTLE FOR FEAR OF BEING POISONED ALTHOUGH HE WAS RELEASED AT THE END OF THREE DAYS BY THE PEOPLE WHO ROSE UP IN HIS FAVOR HE DIED SOON AFTER OF SHOCK THE NEXT POPE DEEMED IT HIS FIRST DUTY TO TRY AND PUNISH THOSE WHO HAD TORTURED HIS PREDECESSOR BUT SHORTLY AFTER HE HAD DONE SO HE DIED SO SUDDENLY THAT MANY PEOPLE THOUGHT HE WAS POISONED A POPE WAS NOW ELECTED WHO SETTLED AT AVIGNON THIRTEEN O NINE AS THIS POPE AND HIS SUCCESSORS LIVED IN THE CITY FOR NEARLY SEVENTY YEARS UNTIL THIRTEEN SEVENTY SIX THE TIME THEY SPENT THERE IS OFTEN KNOWN IN CHURCH HISTORY AS THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY WHICH AS YOU KNOW LASTED A SIMILAR LENGTH IN TIME
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