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209th Roman Pontiff
Callixtus III
CALLISTVS Tertius
Alfons de Borja
208th Successor of St Peter · 1455–1458 · Spain · b. Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia
1455
Elected
1458
Reign ended
3 years
Length
15th
Century
The Life
Subject of the Kingdom of Valencia (and therefore subject of the Crown of Aragon). First Valencian pope. Instituted the Feast of the Transfiguration to be celebrated on 6 August. Ordered the retrial of Joan of Arc, leading to her vindication. Elevated his nephews to cardinals, one of whom later became Pope Alexander VI.
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