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
Benedict XIII, Pope, deposed by Council of Pisa, 313; by Council of Constance, 315.
From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by James Harvey Robinson
The scene of the story is laid in the time of Benedict XIII, who was elected Pope at Avignon in 1394.
From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Charles Alfred Downer
Benedict XIV. had reconciled Europe to the papacy: in beholding him, it were impossible to recall to memory a Gregory VII. an Alexander VI. or even a Benedict XIII.
From The Power Of The Popes by Pierre Claude Fran?ois Daunou
The society spread rapidly in France, more especially after it had received the approval of Louis XV., and had been recognised as a religious congregation by Benedict XIII.
From History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 by James MacCaffrey
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