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The birth of Benedicto XIII, the Pope Luna

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The birth of Benedicto XIII, the Pope Luna

Historical milestone · Illueca, Aranda, Zaragoza

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Pedro Martínez de Luna was born in Illueca in 1328. Elected pope in Avignon in 1394 during the Western Schism, he was deposed by the council of Constance in 1417 and took refuge in Peñíscola, where he died without ever renouncing his status as pontiff.

1328-1423

Photo: Fran Ara (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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