Boniface VII, Antipope

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• Boniface VII —     Boniface VII, Antipope     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Boniface VII (Antipope)     (Previously BONIFACE FRANCO)     A Roman and son of Ferrucius; was intruded into the Chair of St. Peter in 974; reinstalled 984; died July, 985. In June, 974,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Antipope Boniface VII — Boniface VII (Franco Ferrucci, died July 20, 985), was an antipope (974, 984 ndash;985). He is supposed to have put Pope Benedict VI (973 ndash;974) to death. A popular tumult compelled him to flee to Constantinople in 974; he carried off a vast… …   Wikipedia

• Boniface VII — antipope A.D. 974, 984 985. * * * ▪ antipope original name Franco born , Rome died July 985, Rome       pope, or antipope, from June to July 974 and from August 984 to July 985; he owed his rule to the support of the Crescentii, a powerful and… …   Universalium

• Boniface VII — antipope A.D. 974, 984 985 …   Useful english dictionary

• Antipope — • A false claimant of the Holy See in opposition to a pontiff canonically elected Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Antipope     Antipope      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Antipope — For the book by Robert Rankin, see The Antipope. An antipope (Latin: antipapa) is a person who opposes a legitimately elected or sitting Pope and makes a significantly accepted competing claim to be the Pope,[1] the Bishop of Rome and leader of… …   Wikipedia

• Antipope Alexander V — Alexander V Antipope Alexander V (1409–1410) Papacy began June 26, 1409 Papacy ended May 3, 1410 …   Wikipedia

• Antipope Clement VII — For the Clement VII who was the legitimate Pope from 1523 to 1534, see Pope Clement VII. Pope Clement VII. Robert of Geneva (1342–16 September 1394) was elected to the papacy as (Anti )Pope Clement VII by the French cardinals who opposed Urban VI …   Wikipedia

• Antipope Gregory VIII — Gregory VIII (died 1137), born Mauritius Burdinus (Maurice Bourdin), was antipope from 10 March 1118 until 22 April 1121. He was born in the Limousin, part of Aquitaine, Occitania, France. He was educated at Cluny, at Limoges, and in Castile,… …   Wikipedia

• Antipope Victor IV (1159–1164) — This article is about the former Cardinal Octavianus, antipope from 1159 to 1164. For the previous reigning antipope, see Antipope Victor IV (1138). Victor IV (died 20 April 1164), born Octavian or Octavianus: Ottaviano dei Crescenzi Ottaviani di …   Wikipedia