Council of Pisa

For the council of Pope Innocent II, see Council of Pisa (1135). For the council that took place in 1511, see Conciliabulum of Pisa.
Map showing support for Avignon (red) and Rome (blue) during the Western Schism; this breakdown is accurate until the Council of Pisa (1409), which created a third line of claimants.[disputed (for: inaccuracy in some regions and borders)  – discuss]

The Council of Pisa (Latin: Concilium Pisarum;[1] Italian: Concilio di Pisa, also nicknamed the conciliabolo, "secret meeting", by those who considered it illegitimate)[2] was a controversial council held in 1409. It attempted to end the Western Schism by deposing both Benedict XIII (Avignon) and Gregory XII (Rome) for schism and manifest heresy. The College of Cardinals, composed of members from both the Avignon Obedience and the Roman Obedience, who were recognized by each other and by the Council, then elected a third papal claimant, Alexander V, who lived only a few months. He was succeeded by John XXIII.

  1. ^ Hardt, Hermannus von der (January 6, 1697). "Magnum oecumenicum Constantiense concilium de universali ecclesiae reformatione, unione, et fide". in officina Christiani Genschii – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Tesi, Carlo (January 6, 1865). "Livorno Dalla Sua Origine Sino Ai Nostri Tempi: Opera Storica Popolare. I". S. Seraglini – via Google Books.