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Definition of Antipope

Antipope
Antipope An"ti*pope, n. One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen; esp. applied to those popes who resided at Avignon during the Great Schism.

Meaning of Antipope from wikipedia

- An antipope (Latin: antipapa) is a person who claims to be Bishop of Rome and leader of the Roman Catholic Church in opposition to the legitimately elected...
- December 1419) was Pisan antipope as John XXIII (1410–1415) during the Western Schism. The Catholic Church today regards him as an antipope in opposition to Pope...
- The Antipope is a comic fantasy novel by the British author Robert Rankin. It is Rankin's first novel, and the first book in the Brentford Trilogy which...
- Two antipopes used the regnal name Victor IV: Antipope Victor IV (1138) Antipope Victor IV (1159–1164) (1095–1164) This disambiguation page lists articles...
- Avignon-based antipopes were: Clement VII: 1378–1394 Benedict XIII: 1394–1423 (expelled from Avignon in 1403) Benedict XIII was succeeded by three antipopes, who...
- Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes. Published every year by the Roman Curia, the Annuario Pontificio no longer...
- (1914–1922) Pope Benedict XVI (2005–2013) Additionally, four antipopes have used the name Benedict: Antipope Benedict X (1058–1059) – several cardinals alleged...
- Antipope Gregory XVII may refer to: Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (1946–2005), self-proclaimed pope, leader of the Palmarian Catholic Church Jean-Gaston Tremblay...
- figure in early church history who is sometimes considered to be the first antipope of his birthplace of Rome. The only information about Natalius is a quote...
- Antipope Eulalius (died 423) was antipope from December 418 to April 419. Elected in a dual election with Pope Boniface I, he eventually lost out to Boniface...