Urban VI | |
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Papacy began | April 8, 1378 |
Papacy ended | October 15, 1389 |
Predecessor | Pope Gregory XI |
Successor | Pope Boniface IX |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Bartolomeo Prignano |
Born | 1318 Naples |
Died | Rome | October 15, 1389
Other popes named Urban |
Pope Urban VI (Latin: Urbanus Sextus; c. 1318 – October 15, 1389), born Bartolomeo Prignano, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 203rd Pope from 1378 to 1389.[1]