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The Papess Joanne (Greek: Ἡ Πάπισσα Ἰωάννα, romanized: Hē Pápissa Iōánna) is a 1866 novel by Greek writer Emmanuel Rhoides.Published with the subtitle "medieval study", [a] the novel is an exploration of the European legend of Pope Joan, a woman who allegedly ascended the church hierarchy and reigned as pope in disguise some time in the late 9th century.
Illustrated manuscript depicting Pope Joan with the papal tiara. Bibliothèque nationale de France, c. 1560. Depiction of "Pope John VII" in Hartmann Schedel's religious Nuremberg Chronicle, published in 1493. Pope Joan (Ioannes Anglicus, 855–857) is a legend about a woman who purportedly reigned as pope for two years during the Middle Ages. [1]
Pope Joan is a 1996 novel by American writer Donna Woolfolk Cross.It is based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan.For the most part this novel is the story of a young woman, whose desire to gain more knowledge compels her to dress up as a man, who (due to events beyond her control) eventually rises to become the pope.
Plaque commemorating the popes buried in St. Peter's Basilica (their names in Latin and the year of their burial). This chronological list of popes of the Catholic Church corresponds to that given in the Annuario Pontificio under the heading "I Sommi Pontefici Romani" (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes.
The Myth of Pope Joan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-06745-2. Stanford, Peter (1999). The Legend of Pope Joan: In Search of the Truth. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-0-8050-3910-8. Venn-Lever, Barbara (2007). Tarot for the Curious Spirit: Awakening the High Priestess Within. John Hunt Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84694-003-3.
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The Female Prelate; Being The History Of The Life And Death Of Pope Joan is a 1680 tragedy by the English writer Elkanah Settle. It was first performed by the King's Company at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. The original cast members are unknown. [1] It is also known by the shorter title Pope Joan. It is based on the legendary Pope Joan.
Jean Pierier of Mailly, called Jean de Mailly, was a Dominican chronicler working in Metz in the mid-13th century. In his Latin chronicle of the Diocese of Metz, Chronica universalis Mettensis, [1] the fable of Pope Joan first appears in written form. [2]