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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dioscorus | 0 |
Statements (36)
| 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
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a faction of Roman clergy ⓘ |
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