THE CASTLE OF MAUMONT

He said that 2 of Limousins popes were born. And these are, in fact, 3 popes who were born in the Limousin. The first is Pierre Roger, who was elected in 1342 under the name Clément VI, born in Rosiers in 1300 in the castle. On his election, he said: " I will planterai in the church of God such a rose of Limousin that after a hundred years it will still have buttons and roots ". And if he did not say it, he did so, ready his own 18-year-old nephew and nommant Limousins dismiss at the Sacred College, évêchés and Patriarchs. In 1352 Innocent VI, of his real name Etienne Aubert, born in Beyssac near Lubersac, succeeded him. A prominent, pile and fair jurist, he preaches simplicity in a Church accustomed to the good of his predecessor. It is due to the construction of the chartreuse of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon where he is buried. In 1362, the Conclave selected as new Pope Hugues Roger, bishop of Tulle and brother of Clement VI. But he renounces the pontificate. Urban V is elected. Upon his death in 1370, the nephew of Clement VI, Pierre Roger de Beaufort, was elected as Grégoire XI. It prevailing Europe and brings the Holy See back to Rome.