Historedia
Person

Pope Callixtus III

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1450–1456

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Pope Callixtus III, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Rehabilitation trial of Joan of Arc

    1450–1456

    Role: Papal authority authorizing the appeal

    1. February–March 1450 · Rouen regionBouillé's Preliminary Inquiry

      Charles VII ordered a limited investigation into the 1431 trial process, which was interrupted after seven witnesses were heard.

    2. 1455 · Rome/ParisPapal Authorization of the Appeal

      Following the death of Pope Nicholas V, Callixtus III authorized the rehabilitation trial and appointed commissioners to oversee the process.

    3. 7 November 1455 · Notre-Dame de ParisOpening of the Retrial at Notre-Dame

      The formal retrial began at Notre-Dame de Paris, where Joan's mother delivered a request for rehabilitation and 115 witnesses were questioned.

    4. 7 July 1456 · Rouen CathedralAnnulment and Public Burning

      The appellate court annulled the 1431 condemnation, and the articles of the original trial were publicly burned at Rouen.

Sources

  1. Rehabilitation trial of Joan of Arc Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-07
  2. Joan of Arc Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-07