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unusual facts about See of Arles



Council of Avignon

In 1080 a council was held under the presidency of Hugues de Dié, papal legate, in which Aicard, usurper of the See of Arles, was deposed, and Gibelin put in his place.

Pope Callixtus II

Calixtus II devoted his last few years to re-establishing Papal control over the Campagna and establishing the primacy of his See of Vienne over the See of Arles, an ancient conflict.


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