antipope Dioscorus
E461405
Antipope Dioscorus was a 6th-century cleric who opposed the legitimate papal succession in Rome by setting himself up as a rival to Pope Boniface II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antipope Dioscorus | 1 |
| antipope Dioscorus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4669445 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: antipope Dioscorus Context triple: [Pope Boniface II, conflict, antipope Dioscorus]
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A.
antipope Felix V
Antipope Felix V was the last historical antipope, a 15th-century Duke of Savoy who was elected by the Council of Basel in opposition to Pope Eugene IV.
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B.
Paschalis II
Paschalis II was a 12th-century pope (reigning from 1099 to 1118) known for his role in the Investiture Controversy and conflicts with the Holy Roman Emperor over the appointment of bishops.
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C.
Pope Theodore I
Pope Theodore I was a 7th-century Bishop of Rome known for his firm opposition to the Monothelite heresy and his role in shaping early medieval church doctrine and politics.
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D.
Theodoric (antipope)
Theodoric was an 11th-century antipope who briefly claimed the papacy in opposition to the legitimate pope during the Investiture Controversy.
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E.
Patriarch Michael I Cerularius
Patriarch Michael I Cerularius was the 11th-century Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople whose conflicts with the papacy played a central role in the formal split between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: antipope Dioscorus Target entity description: Antipope Dioscorus was a 6th-century cleric who opposed the legitimate papal succession in Rome by setting himself up as a rival to Pope Boniface II.
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A.
antipope Felix V
Antipope Felix V was the last historical antipope, a 15th-century Duke of Savoy who was elected by the Council of Basel in opposition to Pope Eugene IV.
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B.
Paschalis II
Paschalis II was a 12th-century pope (reigning from 1099 to 1118) known for his role in the Investiture Controversy and conflicts with the Holy Roman Emperor over the appointment of bishops.
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C.
Pope Theodore I
Pope Theodore I was a 7th-century Bishop of Rome known for his firm opposition to the Monothelite heresy and his role in shaping early medieval church doctrine and politics.
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D.
Theodoric (antipope)
Theodoric was an 11th-century antipope who briefly claimed the papacy in opposition to the legitimate pope during the Investiture Controversy.
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E.
Patriarch Michael I Cerularius
Patriarch Michael I Cerularius was the 11th-century Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople whose conflicts with the papacy played a central role in the formal split between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian cleric
ⓘ
antipope ⓘ |
| activeCentury | 6th century ⓘ |
| antipapacyEndYear | 530 ⓘ |
| antipapacyStartYear | 530 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Alexandria ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| causeOfAntipapacy | contested succession after death of Pope Felix IV ⓘ |
| church |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| citizenship | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| conflictType | schism in papal succession ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Pope Boniface II ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| diedBefore | Pope Boniface II’s formal condemnation of him ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Ostrogothic Kingdom
|
| honorificTitle |
Antipope Dioscorus
ⓘ
linked to:
antipope Dioscorus
|
| knownFor |
being elected by a majority of Roman priests against Boniface II
ⓘ
brief antipapacy in 530 ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| name |
Dioscorus
ⓘ
linked to:
Dioscorus of Alexandria
|
| notRecognizedBy | mainstream Catholic Church as legitimate pope ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Gothic king Athalaric
ⓘ
linked to:
Athalaric
Pope Boniface II ⓘ |
| opposedOfficeHolder | Pope Boniface II ⓘ |
| papalElectionContext | disputed papal election of 530 ⓘ |
| papalLegateTo |
Constantinople
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
|
| positionHeld |
antipope
ⓘ
papal legate ⓘ |
| precededByAsClaimant | Pope Felix IV ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | part of the Roman clergy as pope ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| rivalOf | Pope Boniface II ⓘ |
| roleInChurchPolitics | leader of opposition to Felix IV’s designated successor ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Roman Senate (majority)
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Senate
a faction of Roman clergy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: antipope Dioscorus Description of subject: Antipope Dioscorus was a 6th-century cleric who opposed the legitimate papal succession in Rome by setting himself up as a rival to Pope Boniface II.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
antipope Dioscorus
linked to: antipope Dioscorus