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John (XXIII)

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John (XXIII)

original name  Baldassare Cossa  
born , Naples
died Nov. 22, 1419, Florence

      schismatic antipope from 1410 to 1415.

      After receiving his doctorate of law at Bologna, Cossa entered the Curia during the Western Schism, when the papacy suffered from rival claimants (1378–1417) to the throne of St. Peter. Pope Boniface IX made him cardinal in 1402. From 1403 to 1408 he served as papal representative in Bologna. The Schism worsened with the hopeless deadlock between Pope Gregory XII and Antipope Benedict XIII; in 1408 Cossa deserted Gregory. In an attempt to save the church through unity and reform, the cardinals convened the invalid Council of Pisa (1409), at which Cossa was a leading figure. The council failed in its objectives, declared both Gregory and Benedict deposed, and elected a third rival, Antipope Alexander V. At the death of Alexander, in May 1410, he was succeeded on May 25 by Cossa as John XXIII.

      Meanwhile, King Ladislas of Naples—whom Pope Innocent VII had named “defender” of the church—was occupying Rome and protecting Gregory. Ladislas' rival was Louis II of Anjou, pretender to Naples, who joined forces with John and entered Rome in April 1411. Although Ladislas was defeated on May 19, he soon reorganized his army and forced Louis to withdraw. John then abandoned Louis and in 1412 negotiated with Ladislas; in exchange for Ladislas' repudiation of Gregory, John granted Ladislas large sums of money and territorial concessions. In May/June 1413, however, Ladislas proved disloyal by sacking Rome and expelling John, who fled to Florence, where the German king Sigismund (later Holy Roman emperor) was working for a general council to end the Schism. Sigismund induced John to call the Council of Constance (Constance, Council of). Interpreting the negotiation between Sigismund and John as a threat to his position in Italy, Ladislas pursued the Pope—who was then en route to Constance while Sigismund was returning to his German kingdom—but died on Aug. 6, 1414.

      The Council of Constance opened on Nov. 5, 1414. Although the majority of the council's members acknowledged the Council of Pisa and its candidate, John, political rivalries soon arose; the Italians endorsed John, but eventually the Germans, English, and French asked for the abdication of John, Gregory, and Benedict, thus ridding the Holy See of all three rival pontiffs. At first, John refused to abdicate, but on March 2, 1415, he agreed to resign if his rivals would do the same. Yet on March 20/21 he fled from Constance disguised as a layman, hoping to deprive the council of its authority and to cause its disintegration. Enraged by his desertion, the council pronounced itself supreme, ordered John's arrest and deposed him on May 29, 1415, received Gregory's resignation, condemned Benedict, elected Pope Martin V, and thus restored church unity. John was returned to Constance, where, despite his acceptance of Martin's election, he remained Sigismund's prisoner. In 1418 he was released for a heavy ransom. Martin made John cardinal-bishop of Tusculum in 1419, but John died a few months later.

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