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Which plague broke out during Clement VI's papacy?

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During his pontificate there was a major outbreak of the plague known as the Black Death (1348-50); Clement did what he could for sufferers. He tried to stem the wave of anti-Semitism brought on by the plague, and he did much to protect the Jews.

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