ANTIPOPE JOHN XXIII

by | Mar 21, 2024 | Popes

Baldassare Cossa was born around 1370, became “Pope” John XXIII in 1410 and died as Cardinal-Bishop of Tusculum on November 22, 1419. Cossa was born on the island of Procida in the Kingdom of Naples. His father, Giovanni was the lord of the island, but was no longer a...

POPE GREGORY XII, THE END OF THE WESTERN SCHISM

by | Feb 22, 2024 | Popes

If you think following the story of Avignon and the Western Schism has been difficult, sit down. The papacy under Gregory XII is even more confusing. Angelo Corrario, the future Pope Gregory XII, was born somewhere between 1325 and 1335, of a prominent Venetian...