John VIII — may refer to: * Pope John VIII, Pope from 872 to 882 * Antipope John VIII, antipope in 844 * John VIII Palaiologos (1392–1448), Byzantine Emperor * The mythical Pope Joan, in some versions of her legendee also* John 8, the eighth chapter of the… … Wikipedia
Antipope John — may refer to:* Antipope John VIII (844), in opposition to Pope Sergius II * Antipope John XVI (997–998), in opposition to Pope Gregory V * Antipope John XXIII (1410–1415), in opposition to Pope Gregory XII See also * Pope John … Wikipedia
Antipope Gregory VIII — Gregory VIII (died 1137), born Mauritius Burdinus (Maurice Bourdin), was antipope from 10 March 1118 until 22 April 1121. He was born in the Limousin, part of Aquitaine, Occitania, France. He was educated at Cluny, at Limoges, and in Castile,… … Wikipedia
Antipope John XXIII — John XXIII † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John XXIII Antipope of the Pisan party (1400 15), b. about 1370; d. 22 November, 1419. Cardinal Baldassare Cossa was one of the seven Cardinals who, in May, 1408, deserted … Catholic encyclopedia
Antipope John XXIII — Baldassarre Cossa (c. 1370 ndash; November 22, 1419), also known as John XXIII, was pope or antipope during the Western Schism (1410 ndash;1415) and is now officially regarded by the Catholic Church as an antipope.BiographyBaldassarre Cardinal… … Wikipedia
Tomb of Antipope John XXIII — The Tomb of Antipope John XXIII is the marble tomb monument of Antipope John XXIII (Baldassare Cossa, c. 1360–1419), created by Donatello and Michelozzo for the Florence Baptistry adjacent to the Duomo. It was commissioned by the executors of… … Wikipedia
JOHN XVI (XVII), Antipope — John XVI (XVII) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John XVI (XVII) Antipope 997 998; d. probably in 1013. After the death of John XV, Bruno, a relative of Otto III and his chaplain, was raised through the royal influence to the papal throne as … Catholic encyclopedia
John XIII — Pope John XIII † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope John XIII Date of birth unknown; enthroned on 1 Oct., 965; d. 6 Sept., 972. After the death of John XII in 964 Benedictus Grammaticus was elected his successor as Benedict V. But Otto I… … Catholic encyclopedia
Antipope — For the book by Robert Rankin, see The Antipope. An antipope (Latin: antipapa) is a person who opposes a legitimately elected or sitting Pope and makes a significantly accepted competing claim to be the Pope,[1] the Bishop of Rome and leader of… … Wikipedia
Antipope Alexander V — Alexander V Antipope Alexander V (1409–1410) Papacy began June 26, 1409 Papacy ended May 3, 1410 … Wikipedia