Calixt III. (Antipope)
Johannes von Struma OSBVall († around 1180 in Benevento ) was named Calixt III. from 1168 to August 29, 1178 antipope to Alexander III. His name means: the most beautiful (Greek / Latin )
Coming from Arezzo , Johannes von Struma of the antipope Paschal III. appointed Cardinal Bishop of Albano . After the death of Paschal III. in 1168 John followed him as Calixt III. as Pope recognized by the party of Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa . Barbarossa, however, had to validate the pontificate of Alexander III in 1177 . recognize and could therefore to Calixt III. no longer hold on. This remained for some time as an antipope in Albano, but submitted to Pope Alexander III in 1178, who transferred the administration of the church property to him in Benevento , where Calixt III. died a little later.
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Calixt III., Antipope. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 860-860.
- Karl Jordan: Callisto III, antipapa. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 16: Caccianiga-Caluso. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1973, pp. 768-769.
- Werner Maleczek: Calixtus III. (Johannes von Struma) . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 2, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1983, ISBN 3-7608-8902-6 , Sp. 1398.
Web links
- Calixt III .. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed December 4, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Calixt III. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | John of Struma |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Antipope |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century or 12th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1180 |
| Place of death | Benevento |