Dioscur (antipope)
Dioskur (* in Alexandria ; † October 14, 530 in Rome ) was antipope in 530 . Dioskur probably came from the Eastern Roman Empire. Even before 514 he held high church offices under Pope Symmachus , later also under Hormisdas .
Because Dioskur had a very good knowledge of Greek and knew the customs in Eastern Rome better than others, in 519 he became the leading negotiator in the negotiations to end the Akakian schism in Constantinople. When Pope Felix III. (IV.) Died in 530, he was the most promising candidate for his successor.
In fact, on September 22, 530, he was elected Pope by a majority of the clergy ; However, an anti-Byzantine minority appointed the Goth Boniface II recommended by Felix to succeed the deceased. Only the early death of Dioskurs (mid-October 530) left Boniface as the only Pope and ended the schism .
The problem of the term “ antipope ” can be illustrated by the example of Dioskurs : he was elected by the majority of the Church. Only the fact that Boniface in December 530 forced all clerics to admit their “mistake” and to condemn Dioskur in retrospect, earned the latter the title of “antipope”.
literature
- Philippe Levillain (Ed.): Dictionnaire Historique de la Papauté. Fayard, Paris 1994, ISBN 2-213-02537-1 .
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Dioskur. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 1327-1328.
- Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia , Robert Appleton Company, New York 1913.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dioscure |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Antipope |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alexandria |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 530 |
| Place of death | Rome |