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- Avignon (city in France)
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Definition von avignon im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- A city in Provence, France
- A city in France
- ancient Avennio City (pop., 1999: 85,854), southeastern France. Founded as a Phocaean colony, it was conquered by the Romans, Goths, Burgundians, Ostrogoths, and finally the Franks. It was part of the kingdom of Arles and briefly became a republic (1135-46). It belonged to Venaissin before being sold by Joan I of Naples to Pope Clement VI in 1348, and it was the capital of the papacy (1309-77) and seat of the Avignonese popes during the Western Schism. France annexed the city in 1791. Landmarks include a Romanesque cathedral, the papal palace, and Saint-Bénézet bridge, made famous by the song "Sur le pont d'Avignon
- Avignon berries
- plural form of Avignon berry
- Avignon berry
- The fruit of rock buckthorn aka Avignon buckthorn, Rhamnus saxafilis aka Rhamnus infectorius and of other species of the same genus, used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow
- Avignon papacy
- Roman Catholic papacy during the period 1309-77, when the popes resided at Avignon, France. Elected pope through the machinations of Philip IV of France, Clement V moved the papal capital to Avignon four years later primarily for political reasons. All seven popes of this period were French, as were most of the cardinals, which aroused English and German animosity. During the Avignon papacy the cardinals began to play a stronger role in church government, church and clergy were reformed, missionary efforts were expanded, and popes tried to settle royal rivalries and establish peace. The heavy French influence damaged the prestige of the papacy, however, and in 1377 Gregory XI returned to Rome. The cardinals elected a new pope who took the Avignon seat, becoming the first of a line of antipopes and beginning the Western Schism
- Avignon school
- School of late Gothic painting associated with the city of Avignon, Fr. , during the Avignon papacy, when many Italian artists worked there. This "school" represents a body of late Gothic painting and not necessarily a single stylistic evolution. Under the direction of Simone Martini, the papal palace of Avignon and secular buildings in nearby towns were decorated with frescoes. The city was one of the channels by which Italian 14th-century art reached France. By the early 15th century Flemish influences had reached the city, consolidating the Italian and northern styles. The Avignon Pietà ( 1460), attributed to Enguerrand Charonton, is the masterpiece of the school. The artistic activity at Avignon greatly influenced French painting in the late 15th and 16th centuries. See also Gothic art
- avignon berry
- Called also French berry
- avignon berry
- It is used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow
- avignon berry
- The fruit of the Rhamnus infectorius, eand of other species of the same genus; so called from the city of Avignon, in France