11 December 384 A.D. Damascus 1 Dies—Rome’s 37th Universal Commander; Opposed by Ursinicus (366-67), one of the 30ish-or-so “Anti-Popes”

11 December 384 A.D.  Damascus 1 Dies—Rome’s 37^th Universal Commander; Opposed by Ursinicus (366-67), one of the 30ish-or-so “Anti-Popes”

*This article is written by a Papist. He cites about 30 "anti-Popes." We believe the number is closer to 50. Put another way, the Papist appears to be involved in an effort of mitigation.*

"Antipope." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907.  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01582a.htm.  Accessed 7 Jul 2014.

Antipope

A false claimant of the Holy See in opposition to a pontiff canonically elected. At various times in the history of the Church illegal pretenders to the Papal Chair have arisen, and frequently exercised pontifical functions in defiance of the true occupant. Hergenröther enumerates thirty in the following order:

• Hippolytus (?), III century
• Novatian, 251
• Felix II, 355-365
• Ursicinus, 366-367
• Eulalius, 418-419
• Laurentius, 498-501
• Constantine II, 767
• Philip, VIII century
• Anastasius, 855
• Leo VIII, 956-963
• Boniface VII, 974
• John XVI, X century
• Gregory, 1012
• Sylvester III, 1044
• Benedict X, 1058
• Honorius II, 1061-72
• Guibert or Clement III, 1080-1100
• Theodoric, 1100
• Aleric, 1102
• Maginulf, 1105
• Burdin (Gregory VIII), 1118
• Anacletus II, 1130-38
• Victor IV, 1159-64
• Pascal III, 1164-68
• Calixtus III, 1168-77
• Innocent III, 1178-80
• Nicholas V, 1328-30
• Robert of Geneva (Clement VII), 20 September, 1378 to 16 September, 1394
• Amadeus of Savoy (Felix V), November, 1439 to April, 1449