Petrarch and the Avignon Papacy
Why did Petrarch refer to the papal court in Avignon as the 'Babylonian Exile'?
AHe believed the papacy's relocation from Rome to Avignon paralleled the biblical exile of the Jews to Babylon.
BHe was referencing the prominent Jewish community that resided in Avignon during that period.
CHe was protesting the exile of Italian popes while the papal court was established in Avignon.
DHe observed that the Avignon popes focused heavily on Old Testament narratives.
EHe hoped the French popes would prosper in Avignon just as the exiled Jews had in Babylon.
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