# Papacy returns to Rome (1377)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1377-papacy-returns-to-rome
Location: Rome
Themes: Papacy

Pope Gregory XI returns the papal court from Avignon to Rome. At this point in the timeline (1377), the Bishop of Rome was Pope Gregory XI (30 December 1370 – 27 March 1378).

## Why it matters
Papacy returns to Rome mattered because it shaped the authority, policy or public role of the papacy and the Catholic Church.

Pope at the time: [Pope Gregory XI](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-gregory-xi)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Pope Gregory XI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XI)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Papacy returns to Rome](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Papacy+returns+to+Rome)
- [Wikipedia — Medieval Church (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Catholic_Church#Middle_Ages)