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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Cadalous |
 | | Bishop of Parma and antipope, born in the territory of Verona of noble parentage; died at Parma, 1072. |
 | | After the death of Nicholas II, 1061, the cardinals, under the direction of Hildebrand, met in legal form and without any reference to the German Court, elected (30 Sept.) Alexander II, who as Anselm, Bishop of Lucca, had been one of the leaders of the reform party. |
 | | The envoy, Burchard, Bishop of Halberstadt (Anno's nephew), having pronounced favourably upon the election, Alexander II was recognized as the lawful pontiff, and his rival, Cadalous, excommunicated (1063). |
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