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Antipope Callixtus III

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Callixtus III (also Calixtus III or Callistus III; died between 1180 and 1184) was an antipope from September 1168 until his resignation in August 1178. He was the third antipope elected in opposition to Pope Alexander III during the latter's struggle with the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. Callixtus' baptismal name was John. He entered the Vallombrosan monastery of Struma near Arezzo as a boy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antipope Callixtus III is the 1,616th most popular religious figure (down from 1,363rd in 2019), the 2,141st most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,002nd in 2019) and the 406th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Antipope Callixtus III ranks 1,616 out of 3,187Before him are Elazar Shach, Pope Timothy II of Alexandria, Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli, Abbo of Fleury, Benedetto Aloisi Masella, and Julian the Hospitaller. After him are Pierre de Castelnau, Saint Martial, Armand de Périgord, Germanus of Auxerre, Joseph W. Tobin, and Raymonde de Laroche.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Antipope Callixtus III ranks 2,141 out of 5,161Before him are Bramantino (1465), Paolo Sarpi (1552), Franco Interlenghi (1931), Cicero Minor (-65), Luigi Pulci (1432), and Mia Martini (1947). After him are Delio Onnis (1948), Princess Yolanda of Savoy (1901), Francesco Moser (1951), Enrico Mattei (1906), Laura Mancini (1636), and Cesare Zavattini (1902).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Antipope Callixtus III ranks 406Before him are Antoninus of Florence (1389), Scipione Rebiba (1504), Antipope Innocent III (1150), Olimpia Maidalchini (1591), Catherine of Genoa (1447), and Pietro I Orseolo (928). After him are Andrew Corsini (1301), Marco d'Aviano (1631), Nicola Canali (1874), Vigilius of Trent (355), Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster (1880), and Raffaele Farina (1933).