Antipope Philip

Antipope Philip (c. 701 – c. 800) was an antipope who held office for just one day, on 31 July 768. In 768, Philip was a priest serving in the monastery of St. Vitus on the Esquiline. Rome was in turmoil following the death of Pope Paul I, as rival factions sought to elect a pope to succeed him. The Primicerius, Christophorus, and his son Sergius, the papal Treasurer, had sought Lombard help to depose Pope Constantine II, who was the candidate of the military faction in Rome. After his deposition and return to the monastery, Philip was never seen nor heard from again, and died in obscurity.

Antipope Philip

Antipope Philip (c. 701 – c. 800) was an antipope who held office for just one day, on 31 July 768. In 768, Philip was a priest serving in the monastery of St. Vitus on the Esquiline. Rome was in turmoil following the death of Pope Paul I, as rival factions sought to elect a pope to succeed him. The Primicerius, Christophorus, and his son Sergius, the papal Treasurer, had sought Lombard help to depose Pope Constantine II, who was the candidate of the military faction in Rome. After his deposition and return to the monastery, Philip was never seen nor heard from again, and died in obscurity.