<P> Clement V declined to move to Rome , remaining in France , and in 1309 , he moved his court to the papal enclave at Avignon , where it remained for the next 67 years . The absence from Rome is sometimes referred to as the `` Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy '' . A total of seven popes reigned at Avignon ; all were French , and they increasingly fell under the influence of the French Crown . On September 13 , 1376 , Gregory XI abandoned Avignon and moved his court to Rome ( arriving on January 17 , 1377 ) , ending the Avignon Papacy . </P>
<P> Clement V declined to move to Rome , remaining in France , and in 1309 , he moved his court to the papal enclave at Avignon , where it remained for the next 67 years . The absence from Rome is sometimes referred to as the `` Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy '' . A total of seven popes reigned at Avignon ; all were French , and they increasingly fell under the influence of the French Crown . On September 13 , 1376 , Gregory XI abandoned Avignon and moved his court to Rome ( arriving on January 17 , 1377 ) , ending the Avignon Papacy . </P>
the name the babylonian captivity for the avignon papacy references the
the name the babylonian captivity for the avignon papacy references the
absence from Rome
absence from Rome