Babylonian+Captivity+of+the+Church

=Babylonian Captivity of the Church=

The Babylonian Captivity of the Church, also called the Avignon Papacy, was a period of time when the seat of the pope was moved to Avignon, France, from Rome. It lasted from 1309 to 1377 and seven popes lived in Avignon. These popes include: During this period the French kings held considerable power over the papal authority. toc
 * 1) Pope Clement V (1305-1314)
 * 2) Pope John XXII (1316-1334)
 * 3) Pope Benedict XII (1334-1342)
 * 4) Pope Clement VI (1342-1352)
 * 5) Pope Innocent VI (1352-1362)
 * 6) Pope Urban V (1362-1370)
 * 7) Pope Gregory XI (1370-1378)

Babylonian captivity in the history of [|Israel], the period from the fall of [|Jerusalem] (586 BC) to the reconstruction in [|Palestine] of a new Jewish state (after 538 BC). After the capture of the city by the Babylonians some thousands, probably selected for their prosperity and importance, were deported to Mesopotamia. The number of those who remained is disputed by scholars. Such deportations were commonplace in Assyrian and Babylonian policy. The exiles maintained close links with their kinsmen at home, as is clear from [|Ezekiel], the prophet of the early years of the Exile. In 538 BC, Cyrus the Great, the new master of the empire, initiated a new attitude toward the nations and decreed the restoration of worship at Jerusalem. The century following this decree was critical in the history of the [|Jews], for it is the time of their reintegration into a national and religious unit. For parts of

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 * @http://faculty.ucc.edu/egh-damerow/avignon_papacy.htm

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