Editing Pope Gregory XII (section)

===Resolution of the schism===
The [[Council of Constance]] finally resolved the situation. Gregory XII appointed Carlo Malatesta and Cardinal [[Giovanni Dominici]] of [[Ragusa, Sicily|Ragusa]] as his proxies. The cardinal then convoked the council and authorized its succeeding acts, thus preserving the formulas of [[papal supremacy]].

Thereupon on 4 July 1415, Gregory XII's resignation was pronounced in his name by Malatesta and accepted by the cardinals. As they had agreed previously, they retained all the cardinals created by Gregory XII, thus satisfying the Corraro clan, and appointed Gregory XII [[Bishop of Frascati]], [[Dean of the College of Cardinals]] and perpetual legate at [[Ancona]]. The Council then set aside [[Antipope John XXIII]] (1410–15), the successor of Alexander V. After the former follower of Benedict XIII appeared, the council declared him deposed, ending the Western Schism. A new Roman pontiff, [[Martin V]], was elected ''after'' the death of Gregory XII, which many took as an indication that Gregory had been the true pope.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Riccoboni|first=Bartolomea|title=Life and Death in a Venetian Convent: the chronicle and necrology of Corpus Domini, 1395–1436|publisher=The University of Chicago Press|year=2000|isbn=0-226-71788-7|location=Chicago & London|pages=63}}</ref> Therefore, [[sede vacante|the papacy was vacant]] for two years.