Pope Clement VI
Historical Figure

Pope Clement VI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1342 to 1352

Born: 1536 CE · Died: 1605 CENationality: Papal States

About Pope Clement VI

Pope Clement VI, born Pierre Roger, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death, in December 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope. Clement reigned during the first visitation of the Black Death (1348–1350), during which he granted remission of sins to all who died of the plague.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Pandemic1346 CE – 1353 CE

Black Death

The bubonic plague pandemic devastated Eurasia and North Africa, killing an estimated 75–200 million people — roughly 30–60% of Europe's population — and fundamentally altering medieval society.