Editing Desiderius (section)

==Appointing Antipope Philip==
Intervening in the crisis that ensued after the death of [[Pope Paul I]] in 767, Desiderius seized a priest named Philip from the Monastery of [[St. Vitus]]{{efn|Pope [[Pope Gregory I|Gregory the Great]] mentions a monastery dedicated to Vitus, located somewhere in or near Sicily ("Epist.", I, xlviii, P.L., LXXXVII, 511).}} on the [[Esquiline Hill]] in Rome on Sunday, July 31, 768, and summarily appointed him pope. [[Antipope Philip]] was not recognized and failed to gain a significant following, so he left the same day and returned to his monastery, where he was never heard from or seen again.{{sfn|Reardon|2015|p=59}}