Antipope Benedict XIV

Counter-Antipope 1425-33\nOriginal name Bernar Garnier, died circa 1433. Formerly the sacristan of Rodez, near Toulouse, he was elected by Cardinal Jean Carrier, one of four Cardinals created by Antipope Benedict XIII. The other three cardinals Benedict XIII had created elected Antipope Clement VIII, but Carrier rejected Clement because of perceived irregularities. Garnier conducted his office secretly - so known as the "hidden pope": a letter from the Count of Armagnac to Joan of Arc indicates that only Carrier knew Benedict's location. Benedict reign ended 1430, and he named Jean Farald as Cardinal.\nCarrier was captured in 1433 and imprisoned in a castle in Foix, Gascony. Upon Garnier's death Farald elected Garnier as pope, and he reigned in prison as Benedict XIV until his death at an unknown point.