Antipope Benedict XIII


Benedict XIII
Pope Luna
Portrait by Juan Rexach
(15th-century, Morella, Spain)
Elected28 September 1394
Papacy began11 October 1394
Quashed12 March 1403
Papacy ended23 May 1423
Predecessor
Successor
Opposed toRoman claimants:Pisan claimants:
Other post(s)Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
Orders
Ordination3 October 1394
by Jean de Neufchatel
Consecration11 October 1394
by Jean de Neufchatel
Created cardinal20 December 1375
RankCardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born
Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor

(1328-11-25)25 November 1328
Died23 May 1423(1423-05-23) (aged 94)
Peniscola, Crown of Aragon
BuriedCastillo Palacio del Papa Luna, Illueca (skull)
OccupationProfessor
Previous post(s)Apostolic Administrator of Avignon (1394–1398)
Alma materUniversity of Montpellier
Coat of armsBenedict XIII's coat of arms
Other popes and antipopes named Benedict

Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor (25 November 1328 – 23 May 1423), known as el Papa Luna in Spanish and Pope Luna in English, was an Aragonese nobleman who, as Benedict XIII, is considered an antipope (see Western Schism) by the Catholic Church.


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