Alfons
(Pope Callixtus III)
de Borja
Born in La Torreta, Kingdom of Valencia
Son of Domingo (de Borja y Cavanilles) de Borja
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Isabel de Borja y Cavanilles
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 79
in Rome, Papal States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Nov 2014
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| Preceded by Nicholas V |
209th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 8 April 1455 - 6 August 1458 |
Succeeded by Pius II |
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Biography
Pope Callixtus III de Borja is Notable.
Alfons was born in 1378. He was the son of Domingo de Borja y Cavanilles and Francina Llançol. He was the eldest child and his siblings were Isabel, Juana, Catalina and Francisca. He was baptized at Saint Mary's Basilica in Xativa, where he is now honored with a statue in his memory.[1]
He was also responsible for the retrial of Joan of Arc that saw her vindicated. A member of the powerful Borgia family, Callixtus III was the uncle of Pope Alexander VI, whom he appointed to the College of Cardinals.[1]
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Name often spelled "Calixtus". Added here so that he appears in Wikitree searches.
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