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Also Known As Gil Sánchez Muñoz
Born Spain
Died December 28, 1446 • Majorca • Spain
Title / Office antipope (1423-1429)
Role In Western Schism

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Clement VIII, hammered copper bust, early 17th century; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Jan Hus
Jan Hus
Bohemian religious leader
Martin V
Martin V
pope
John
antipope
Ailly, Pierre d'
Pierre d’Ailly
French cardinal
Nicholas Of Clémanges
French theologian
Benedict
antipope
Urban VI, detail from the sarcophagus in his crypt, 1389; in the basilica of St. Peter's, Rome
Urban VI
pope
Clement
antipope
Benedict XIII, pope from 1724 to 1730, detail from his tomb monument by Carlo Marchionni, 1734; in the church of Sta. Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
Benedict XIII
pope
Innocent VII
pope
Gregory XII
pope
Alexander
antipope
Boniface IX, detail from a statue, 14th century; in the basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Rome
Boniface IX
pope
St. Ignatius of Loyola
St. Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish saint
St. Dominic
St. Dominic
Spanish priest
Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
Spanish cardinal
Alexander VI
Alexander VI
pope
Michael Servetus
Michael Servetus
Spanish theologian
Diego de Landa
Spanish bishop
St. Isidore, detail of a mural; in Sevilla Cathedral.
St. Isidore of Sevilla
Spanish theologian