Antipope Benedict XIII

Antipope

Benedict XIII
Antipope; Benedict XIII
Pope Luna
	Portrait by Juan Rexach; (15th-century, Morella, Spain)
Elected	28 September 1394
Papacy began	11 October 1394
Quashed	12 March 1403
Papacy ended	23 May 1423
Predecessor	Roman claimant:; Boniface IX; Innocent VII; Gregory XII; Martin V; Antipapal (Avignonian) claimant:; Clement VII;
Successor	Roman claimant:; Martin V; Antipapal (Avignonian) claimant:; Clement VIII;
Opposed to	Roman claimants: Boniface IX; Innocent VII; Gregory XII; Martin V; Pisan claimants: Alexander V; John XXIII;
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
Orders
Ordination	3 October 1394; by Jean de Neufchatel
Consecration	11 October 1394; by Jean de Neufchatel
Created cardinal	20 December 1375
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born	Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor; 25 November 1328; Illueca, Crown of Aragon
Died	23 May 1423 (aged 94); Peniscola, Crown of Aragon
Buried	Castillo Palacio del Papa Luna, Illueca (skull)
Occupation	Professor
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Administrator of Avignon (1394–1398)
Alma mater	University of Montpellier
Coat of arms
	Other popes and antipopes named Benedict

Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor (25 November 1328 – 23 May 1423), known as el Papa Luna in Spanish and Pope Luna in English, was an Aragonese nobleman who, as Benedict XIII, is considered an antipope (see Western Schism) by the Catholic Church.

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