# Dante's Divine Comedy (c. 1320)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1320-dante-s-divine-comedy
Location: Ravenna, Italy
Themes: Culture

Dante completes the Divine Comedy, a vision of hell, purgatory and paradise. At this point in the timeline (c. 1320), the Bishop of Rome was Pope John XXII (7 August 1316 – 4 December 1334).

## Why it matters
Dante's Divine Comedy mattered because it left a lasting mark on Christian culture, devotion and society.

Pope at the time: [Pope John XXII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-xxii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Divine Comedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Dante's Divine Comedy](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Dante%27s+Divine+Comedy)
- [Wikipedia — Medieval Church (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Catholic_Church#Middle_Ages)