name

Jacques de Novelles / Jacques Fournier

Benedictus XII

latin name

Jacobus Novelus

baptismal name

born

1280 in  Saverdun resp. Canté (F)

higher education

ordained priest

begin of monastic life

in Morimond

responsibilities

1311 - 1317 abbot of Fontfroide

March 19, 1317 bishop of Pamiers (F)

March 2, 1326 bishop of Mirepoix (F)

Dec 18, 1327 Cardinal-priest (S. Prisca)

Dec 20, 1334 elected pope of Rome

Jan 8, 1335 installed pope

died

April 25, 1342 in Avignon

buried

in Avignon