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Avignon Papacy
the period from 1309 to 1376 during which seven successive popes resided in Avignon (at the time within the Kingdom of Arles, part of the Holy Roman Empire, now part of France) rather than in Rome (now the capital of Italy).The Avignon Papacy, P.N.R. Zutshi, The New Cambridge Medieval History: c. 1300-c. 1415, Vol. VI, Ed.
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Avignon berry
The fruit of rock buckthorn, or Avignon buckthorn, of the species Rhamnus saxatilis, Rhamnus infectorius, and others of the same genus, used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow.
The Avignon Quintet
a five-volume series of novels by British writer Lawrence Durrell, published between 1974 and 1985.
History of Avignon
The following is a history of Avignon, France.
Avignon TGV station
Avignon TGV is a railway station located in Avignon, France.
Avignon Cathedral
(French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon) a Roman Catholic church located next to the Palais des Papes in Avignon, France.
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