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	PAPACY, (2477 words) Bl is the abbreviation of blessed, the second title conferred during the process of canonization, declaring the person one of the blessed. John XXIII (1410–15) was an antipope; the modern John XXIII (1958–63) ignored him altogether and took the same name and numeral. An identical case is that of Antipope Victor IV (1138) and Pope Victor IV (1159–64). Antipope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (787 words) An antipope is a person who makes a widely accepted claim to be the lawful Pope, in opposition to the Pope recognized by the Roman Catholic Church. Antipopes are typically those supported by a fairly significant faction of cardinals. The period when antipopes were most numerous was during the struggles between the Popes and the Holy Roman Emperors of the 11th and 12th centuries.
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