antipope Dioscorus

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Antipope Dioscorus was a 6th-century cleric who opposed the legitimate papal succession in Rome by setting himself up as a rival to Pope Boniface II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian cleric
antipope
activeCentury 6th century
antipapacyEndYear 530
antipapacyStartYear 530
birthPlace Alexandria NERFINISHED
burialPlace Rome NERFINISHED
causeOfAntipapacy contested succession after death of Pope Felix IV
church Catholic Church NERFINISHED
citizenship Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
conflictType schism in papal succession
contemporaryOf Pope Boniface II NERFINISHED
deathPlace Rome
diedBefore Pope Boniface II’s formal condemnation of him
era Late Antiquity
historicalRegion Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Antipope Dioscorus NERFINISHED
knownFor being elected by a majority of Roman priests against Boniface II
brief antipapacy in 530
language Greek
name Dioscorus NERFINISHED
notRecognizedBy mainstream Catholic Church as legitimate pope
opposedBy Gothic king Athalaric NERFINISHED
Pope Boniface II NERFINISHED
opposedOfficeHolder Pope Boniface II NERFINISHED
papalElectionContext disputed papal election of 530
papalLegateTo Constantinople NERFINISHED
positionHeld antipope
papal legate
precededByAsClaimant Pope Felix IV NERFINISHED
recognizedBy part of the Roman clergy as pope
religion Christianity
rivalOf Pope Boniface II NERFINISHED
roleInChurchPolitics leader of opposition to Felix IV’s designated successor
supportedBy Roman Senate (majority) NERFINISHED
a faction of Roman clergy

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Pope Boniface II conflict antipope Dioscorus