From which French region was Pope John XXII originating?
Brittany
Normandy
Poitiers
Euse
Answer
Pope John XXII was born in Cahors, France, in 1244. Cahors is located in the region of Quercy, which is now part of the Occitanie region of France. John XXII was a Dominican friar and became Pope in 1316. He was the first French Pope in over a century.
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