The papal palace in Avignon, where the pope's court was based for much of the 14th century. Jean-Marc Rosier from http://www.rosier.pro/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA In ...

Since 1995, Avignon has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of the only cities in France to have preserved its city walls, which is why it is known as “La Cites des Papes.” But there’s a lot ...

Clinging to a bend in the Rhone River in the south of France, Avignon looks and feels like it stepped out of a medieval fairy tale. While it’s largely famous for its 14th-century heyday as a papal ...

In the 14th century, the papacy was exiled for 68 years (1309-77) at Avignon, France. In many ways, the leadership of the Catholic Church continued to function normally: Bishops received their ...

2006 Centre historique d’Avignon: délimitation du bien lors de son inscription sur la liste en 1995. Scale 1:25,000 2011 Centre historique d’Avignon: Palais des papes, ensemble épiscopal et Pont ...

Pope in Captivity/Historic Centre of Avignon: The Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and the Avignon Bridge. The city of Avignon is located on the banks of the River Rhone in southern France. The city ...

(The Conversation) — Women’s work may not have been glamorous, but it was vital to the workings of the pope’s court and surrounding city. (The Conversation) — In the medieval church, women’s roles ...