Benedict XIII
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There were three rival claimants to the papal throne at that time, the Roman Pope Gregory XII, the Avignon Pope Benedict XIII, and the Antipope John XXIII.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2010
During the reigns of succeeding Popes it was apparently undisturbed by dangerous honours, until the accession of the Anti-Pope, Benedict XIII.
From Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 by Elise Whitlock Rose
The third pope, the obstinate Benedict XIII, flatly refused to resign.
From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by James Harvey Robinson
At length the Avignonnais, who had not enjoyed greater peace under their anointed rulers than under worldling Counts, rose against Pierre de Luna, the “Anti-pope” Benedict XIII, who fled.
From Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 by Elise Whitlock Rose
Gregory XII, the Roman pope, elected in 1406, and Benedict XIII, the Avignon pope, elected in 1394, were solemnly summoned from the doors of the cathedral at Pisa.
From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by James Harvey Robinson
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