Pope of the Catholic Church and the fourth Avignon Pope (1342–1352)

Guy de Chauliac bandaging the leg of Pope Clement VI at Avignon, while Petrarch, his enemy, jealous of his influence, watches him, ca. 1348. Oil painting by Ernest Board.

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Clement VI

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Guy de Chauliac bandaging the leg of Pope Clement VI at Avignon, while Petrarch, his enemy, jealous of his influence, watches him, ca. 1348. Oil painting by Ernest Board.