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Council of Pisa (1409)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1409

From March to August 1409, cardinals and envoys convened a general council at Pisa to end the Western Schism, deposing Gregory XII and Benedict XIII …

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  1. 1409Pisa Cathedral · PisaWith the support of Pisa's ruler Galeazzo Maria Visconti, about one hundred cardinals and church representatives convened the council, claiming that with both rival popes refusing to abdicate, the council itself possessed the highest church authority.
  2. 1409Pisa · PisaThe council passed resolutions deposing Roman Pope Gregory XII and Avignon Pope Benedict XIII on grounds of obstinately dividing the church and refusing to honor promises to abdicate, but neither pope recognized the validity of these resolutions.
  3. 1409Pisa · PisaThe college of cardinals elected the Greek cardinal Pietro Filargi as pope, taking the name Alexander V. The council then passed proposals on reforming the curia and convening another general council before closing in August, but the schism was not thereby ended.

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