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Nicholas V
Saint Francis of Assisi Appearing Before Pope Nicholas V, with Donors, oil on canvas by Antonio MontĆŗfar, 1628; in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 107.95 Ć 87.63 cm.
Upon his election in 1447, Pope Nicholas V prioritized healing the divisions within the church caused by the Council of Basel and the presence of the antipope Felix V. By employing a strategy of demanding little and yielding much, he successfully brought this schism to an end by April 1449, effectively dissolving the rump council and securing the abdication of Felix V.12
Additionally, prior to his papacy, Nicholas V (then known as Parentucelli) was deeply involved in efforts to resolve doctrinal differences between the Latin church and other Christian groups. During the Council of Ferrara-Florence, he led discussions with the Armenians, Copts, and Jacobites in an attempt to bridge these long-standing theological divides.2