List of tombs of antipopes

thumb|right|Benedict X's corpse is still intact in Sant'Agnese in Agone.
thumb|right|La Trinità della Cava was a prison to several antipopes, including Innocent III.
thumb|right|The tomb of Clement VIII in La Seu
An antipope is a historical papal claimant not currently recognized as legitimate by the Roman Catholic Church. Unlike papal tombs, the tombs of antipopes have generally not been preserved, with a few notable exceptions.
Several tombs of antipopes were desecrated and destroyed, often by their rival claimants, shortly after their creation. For example, Pope Innocent II razed Santa Maria in Trastevere (one of the main Marian basilicas and one of the oldest churches of Rome) to the ground and was eventually buried over the spot once occupied by the tomb of his rival, Pope Anacletus II. Others survived centuries, only to be destroyed during conflicts such as the French Revolution and the War of the Spanish Succession, a fate common to some non-extant papal tombs. Such was the case with the tomb of Antipope Felix V (the last historical antipope), who was buried with most of his predecessors as Count of Savoy in Hautecombe Abbey.
Others are obscure because of the damnatio memoriae surrounding the lives of antipopes, or because they were refused burial due to excommunication. Some of those can be presumed to have been buried unceremoniously in the monasteries to which the antipopes were confined after submitting or losing power. The exception is Hippolytus of Rome, the first antipope, who was translated to Rome by his former rival Pope Fabian following his martyrdom, and is presently regarded as a saint.
Various antipopes, however, received prominent burials, including one among the papal tombs in Old St. Peter's Basilica (which were destroyed during the sixteenth/seventeenth century demolition). In particular, the conciliar claimants of the Western Schism were entombed in elaborate tombs in important churches by famous sculptors. The tomb of Antipope John XXIII typifies political iconography of antipapal burial, subtly arguing for the legitimacy of the entombed.Lightbown, R.W. 1980. Donatello & Michelozzo. London: Harvey Miller. ISBN 0905203224. p. 16l; Caplow, Harriet McNeal. 1977. Michelozzo. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9780824026783. p. 107.
Pontificate	Common English name 	Sculptor 	Location 	Notes
a217–235 	HippolytusSaint Hippolytus 	Unknown 	Cemetery of Hippolytus 	Remains translated to Rome by his rival Pope Fabian; inscription by Pope Damasus I recorded in Orazio Marucchi's Christian EpigraphyReardon, 2004, p. 27.
b251–258 	Novatian 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Tombstone discovered in 1932 on the Via Tiburtina in Rome with the inscription "blessed martyr Novation"; considered unverified by scholars because the inscription lacks the word "bishop"Reardon, 2004, p. 29.
c355–365 	Felix IISaint Felix 	Unknown 	Church on Via Aurelia 	Martyred and sainted; buried in a church of his making on the Via Aurelia according to Liber PontificalisReardon, 2004, p. 37.
d366–367 	Ursicinus 	Unknown 	Gaul 	
e418–419 	Eulalius 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Nothing known of death but yearReardon, 2004, p. 39.
f498–499 	Laurentius 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Died on the farm of his patron FestusReardon, 2004, p. 42.
g530 	Dioscorus 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Memory was officially condemned by Pope Boniface II but reinstated by Pope Agapetus IReardon, 2004, p. 43.
h687 	Theodore 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Nothing known of him after his concession to Pope Sergius IReardon, 2004, p. 56.
i687 	Paschal 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Imprisoned in an unknown monastery until his death and buried in an unknown location
j766–768 	Constantine II 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Died in an unknown monastery after much corporal mortification at the hands of the followers of Pope Stephen III
k768 	Philip 	Unknown 	Unknown 	No historical references after his return to his Monastery of St. Vito (Rome)Reardon, 2004, p. 59.
l844 	John VIII 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Nothing more known after he was confined to a monasteryReardon, 2004, p. 62.
m855 	Anastasius 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Reardon, 2004, p. 64.
n903–904 	Christopher 	Unknown 	Old St. Peter's Basilica 	Interred in Old St. Peter's by his overthrower, Pope Sergius III; destroyed in the seventeenth century demolition of Old St. Peter's; fragment of epitaph recorded by Peter MalliusReardon, 2004, p. 69.
o984–985 	Boniface VII 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Roman mob seized his corpse, stripped him of his vestments, dragged him through the streets, and deposited it at the feet of a statue of Marcus Aurelius on horseback, at which point he was trampled and stabbed; carried away by clerics at night and buried in an unknown locationReardon, 2004, p. 75.
p997–998 	John XVI 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Bodily mutilated by Pope Gregory V and Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor and confined to a Roman monastery until his deathReardon, 2004, pp. 76–77.
q1012 	Gregory VI 	Unknown 	Hamburg, Germany 	Died in Hamburg; no documentation of funeral or monument existReardon, 2004, p. 81.
r1058–1059 	Benedict X 	Unknown 	Sant'Agnese in Agone 	Sarcophagus in the crypt (not open to public) still contains his corpseReardon, 2004, p. 85.
s1061–1064 	Honorius II 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Died in Parma
t1080 	Clement III 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Died in Civita CastellanaReardon, 2004, p. 87.
u1100–1101 	Theodoric 	Unknown 	Cava de' Tirreni 	Died at La Trinità della Cava but buried in the local cemetery; tombstone contains the words "Theodoric, 1102"Reardon, 2004, p. 89.
v1101 	Adalbert 	Unknown 	Benedictine Abbey of San Lorenzo (Aversa) 	
w1105–1111 	Sylvester IV 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Died under the care of his patron, Count Werner of Ancona; nothing of death or burial known
x1118–1121 	Gregory VIII 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Imprisoned in many places; last known to have been kept in Cava de' Tirreni, but it is unknown if he died there
y1124 	Celestine II 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Not an antipope sensu stricto, because his election was legitimate; he was forced to resign a papacy a day after and subsequently submitted to the Pope Honorius II, who was elected in his place.I. S. Robinson, The Papacy. Continuity and innovation, Cambridge University Press 1990, p. 66 Died from beating inflicted during the election.Reardon, 2004, p. 90.
z1130–1138 	Anacletus II 	Unknown 	Santa Maria in Trastevere 	Destroyed by Pope Innocent II along with much of the church; Innocent II arranged for his own burial, in the rebuilt church, on the site of his former rivals'Reardon, 2004, p. 92.Prinz, Joachim. 1966. Popes of the Ghetto. Horizon. p. 237.
za1138 	Victor IV 	Unknown 	Unknown(perhaps priorate of S. Eusebio in FontanellaMiranda, S. 1998. "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church: Biographical Dictionary: Pope Callistus II (1119–1124): Consistory of December 1122 (VII)". Florida International University. Retrieved 17 June 2009.)	Nothing known of his biography after his resignation
zb1159–1164	Victor IV 	Unknown 	Monastery in Lucca 	The clergy of the Lucca Cathedral and San Frediano would not allow him buried there because of his excommunication; tomb destroyed by Pope Gregory VIII in December 1187Reardon, 2004, p. 95.
zc1164–1168	Paschal III 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Died in Castel Sant'Angelo
zd1168–1178	Callixtus III 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Died in Benevento
ze1179–1180	Innocent III 	Unknown 	La Trinità della Cava (Cava de' Tirreni) 	
zf1328–1330	Nicholas V 	Unknown 	Avignon 	Died in the Church of the Franciscans, AvignonReardon, 2004, p. 127.
zg1378–1394	Clement VII 	Perrin Morel 	Musée du Petit Palais, Avignon 	Original canopied tomb in the Avignon Cathedral moved on September 8, 1401 to the chapel of the Celestines, and in 1658 to the choir of the church; almost completely destroyed during the French Revolution, only the head of the effigy remainsReardon, 2004, p. 138.
zh1394–1417	Benedict XIII 	Unknown 	Castle of Illueca, Spain 	Originally buried in the chapel crypt in Peñíscola; translated to Illueca, Spain and mummified under glass, attracting pilgrims; smashed by an Italian prelate Porro in 1537, after which the room was sealed by the archbishop of Saragossa; destroyed and desecrated by the French during the War of the Spanish Succession; skull recovered and put on display at the castle; buried in the palace of the Counts of Argillo y Morata at Sabinan in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War; skull stolen on August 23, 2000 by the Mayor of Illueca, Javier Vicente Inez, who attempted to ransom it; Spanish police recovered the skull and returned it to the Castle at Illueca on September 3, 2000Reardon, 2004, pp. 140–141.
zi1409–1410	Alexander V 	Niccolò di Piero Lamberti and Sperandio Savelli	San Francesco (Bologna) 	Wall tombReardon, 2004, p. 269.
zj1410–1415	John XXIII 	Donatello and Michelozzo 	Florence Baptistry 	See Tomb of Antipope John XXIII
zk1423–1429	Clement VIII 	Unknown 	La Seu (Mallorca) 	Buried in the Cappella de la Piedad in the Cathedral of Palma, SpainReardon, 2004, p. 150.
zl1424–1429	Benedict XIV 	None 	Under a rock in Armagnac, Spain 	Refused burial in a church because of his excommunication
zm1430–1437	Benedict XIV 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Died imprisoned in Château de Foix
zn1439–1449	Felix VAmadeus VIII, Count of Savoy	Unknown 	Hautecombe Abbey (Ripaille, France) 	Destroyed during the French Revolution; name listed on an extant memorial plaque that commemorates him and the other Counts of Savoy, whose tombs were also destroyed in the same AbbeyReardon, 2004, p. 153.
==Notes==
==References==
*Reardon, Wendy J. 2004. The Deaths of the Popes. Macfarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0786415274
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