Calixtus III


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Related to Calixtus III: Calixtus II, Alfonso Borgia, Pope Callixtus II
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Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)

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All that remains are an eyewitness description of the ceremonies in 1455 in which Calixtus III enrolled Vincent Ferret in the catalogue of saints and the bull of canonization issued by Calixtus's successor, Plus II, in 1458.
From authentic miracles to a rhetoric of authenticity: examples from the canonization and cult of St. Vincent Ferrer
He preached the crusade bull of Calixtus III in his home town of Palencia in 1457 and wrote his Fortalitium Fidei, against all the enemies of the Church, from about 1459 to 1461.
The Fortress of Faith: The Attitude towards Muslims in Fifteenth Century Spain
Alonso Borgia (1385 - 1458) Became Pope Calixtus III in 1455 and laid the foundation of his family ' s power and influence in Italy.
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THE notorious Borgia family produced two Popes - Calixtus III (1455-1458) and Alexander VI (1492-1503).
IT'S A FACTICAN; An independent state the size of a golf course, cash machines in Latin, the highest crime rate in world per head, allegations it's a global centre for money laundering..
This time such papal intervention would be crucial; yet the pope, Calixtus III Borgia, from Valencia, a close associate of Alfonso V, ignored his predecessors' acceptance of Ferrante as heir to the throne and obstinately refused to accept him as King of Naples, planning, so rumour insisted, to proclaim one of his own nephews as ruler instead.
Ferrante of Naples: the statecraft of a Renaissance prince
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