Pope Callixtus III
Pope from 1455 to 1458 from the Borgia family
Pope Callixtus III (Latin: Callistus Tertius; December 31, 1378–August 6, 1458),[1] born Alfonso de Borja, was an Spanish official of the Roman Catholic Church and the 210th Pope from April 8, 1455 until his death.[2]
Pope Callixtus III | |
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Papacy began | 8 April 1455 |
Papacy ended | 6 August 1458 |
Predecessor | Nicholas V |
Successor | Pius II |
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Consecration | 31 August 1429 by Pierre de Foix |
Created cardinal | 2 May 1444 by Eugene IV |
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Birth name | Alfons de Borja |
Born | 31 December 1378 |
Died | 6 August 1458 Rome, Papal States | (aged 79)
Children | Francisco de Borja |
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Early life
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changeAfter Nicholas V died, Cardinal Borgia was elected pope on April 8, 1455. He chose to be called Callixtus III.[6]
In 1456, Callixtus authorized a review of the trial of Joan of Arc; and she was found innocent.[7]
Related pages
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change- ↑ The pope's name is also spelled "Callistus"
- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2012-6-22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Pope Callistus III", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2012-6-22.
- ↑ The Italian spelling for the pope's name was "Borgia".
- ↑ Beckett, William. (1836). "Callixtus III," A Universal Biography, Vol. 1, p. 633.
- ↑ Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1836). "Calixtus III," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 6, p. 162.
- ↑ "Joan of Arc", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2012-6-22.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Callistus III at Wikimedia Commons
- . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Borja, Alfonso de Archived 2017-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
Preceded by Nicholas V |
Pope 1455–1458 |
Succeeded by Pius II |