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The final session of the Lateran Council, convened to rectify abuses in the papal electoral process that had led to the elevation of the antipopes Constantine II and Philip, was held in Rome.
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Lateran Council (769)
Synod held in Rome
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Selection of popes before 1059
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Antipope
Person who claims to be the legitimate pope
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Antipope Constantine II
8th-century antipope
Antipope Constantine II was a Roman prelate who claimed the papacy from 28 June 767 to 6 August 768. He was overthrown through the intervention of the Lombards and tortured before he was condemned and expelled from the Church during the Lateran Council of 769.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Antipope Philip
8th-century antipope
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