Gregory XI, Pope
Reigned from 30 December 1370 to 27 March 1378 . Born in 1331 in the castle of Maumont, Limoges, France as Pierre Roger de Beaufort; died Rome, Italy . Canonist , theologian, and cardinal -deacon , he was ordained a priest one day before his consecration as pope . His policy of appointing Frenchmen to positions in Italy led to rebellion. At the insistence of Saint Catherine of Siena he moved his court from Avignon to Rome in 1376 . However, he was unable to secure peace, and just before his death had decided to return to France . He condemned Wycliffism in five Bulls , secured peace for Castile , Aragon , Navarre , Sicily, and Naples , and carried on a war with the tyrant Barnabo Visconti of Milan .