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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.
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]
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.
Donna Woolfolk Cross. Donna Woolfolk Cross (born 1947) is an American writer and the author of the novel Pope Joan, about a female Catholic Pope from 853 to 855. She is the daughter of Dorothy Woolfolk, a pioneering woman in the American comic book industry, and of novelist William Woolfolk.
2009 October - Pope Joan, with Johanna Wokalek in the title role. 2009 November – 2012 , with John Cusack in the lead role. The film has an apocalyptic scene in which Vatican is destroyed.
We're discussing the voting process depicted in the new papal thriller "Conclave" (in theaters now). Light spoilers ahead! Twice in past years, I hopped a flight to Rome in order to cover one of ...
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]
Joan Benedict Steiger has died. The longtime actress died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, on June 24, a family spokesperson confirmed to multiple outlets.Benedict, who ...