Portal:Council of Pisa
related portals: Roman Catholicism, Ecumenical Councils
related authors: Benedict XIII (1328–1423), Gregory XII, Alexander V
The Council of Pisa was an unrecognized ecumenical council of the Catholic Church held in 1409 that attempted to end the Western Schism by deposing Benedict XIII (Avignon) and Gregory XII (Rome). Instead of ending the Western Schism, the Council elected a third papal claimant, Alexander V.
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Works about the Council of Pisa
[edit]- "Pisa, Council of," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Council of Pisa," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)