Blessed Urban V

Blessed Urban V (born c. 1310, Languedoc, Fr.—died Dec. 19, 1370, Avignon, Provence; beatified March 10, 1870) ; feast day December 19) was the pope from 1362 to 1370. Of noble birth, he joined the Benedictines, later teaching law at Avignon. He became abbot of Saint-Germain, Auxerre, in 1352 and of Saint-Victor, Marseille, in 1361. On Sept. 28, 1362, he was elected successor to Innocent VI and was crowned at Avignon, seat of the papacy...