Pope Gregory XII was born with the given name of Angelo Correr in the year 1327 A.D., and died in 1417 A.D. He began his reign as Pope in the year 1406 A.D. and ended his reign in the year 1415 A.D., during the Late Middle Ages. Gregory XII was from Venice, and his papal number is: 205 out of 267 officially recognized Roman Catholic Popes.
Summary: Pope who resigned for the sake of ending the Western Schism.
Biography:Gregory XII is remembered chiefly for one of the most noble acts in papal history: his resignation to facilitate the healing of the Western Schism. Though his pontificate began amid renewed hopes for union, diplomacy repeatedly failed and rival claimants persisted.
By renouncing the office, Gregory made possible a path toward recognized unity at the Council of Constance. His action stands in notable contrast to the stubbornness often associated with schismatic crises.
Gregory XII’s legacy is honorable and lasting: he used relinquishment, rather than self-assertion, as a service to the unity of the Church.
