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John XXI

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John XXI

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Also known as Pedro Julião, Peter Juliani, Pope John XXI, Ioannes XXI

pope (1276-1277)

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John XXI was a pope who served the Catholic Church for just over a year, from 1276 to 1277. He is one of the shortest-reigning popes in history, making his brief papacy a relatively minor but documented chapter in the Church's leadership.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Ioannes
Gender
male
Citizenship
Kingdom of Portugal
Place of birth
Lisbon
Place of death
Palazzo dei Papi di Viterbo
Occupation
mathematician
Educated at
University of Paris
Employer
University of Siena
Languages spoken
Latin
Religion
Catholic Church
Participant in
July 1276 papal conclave
Image
Pope John XXI (crop).jpg
Work location
Papal States
Said to be same as
Peter of Spain
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Commons category
Ioannes XXI
date of death
1277-05-20
date of birth
1215-00-00
described by source
The Catholic Encyclopedia
manner of death
accidental death
name in native language
Pedro Julião Rebolo
pseudonym
João XXI
place of burial
Viterbo Cathedral
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Latin
P8168
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Encyclopedic overview

Pope John XXI (Latin: Ioannes XXI, Italian: Giovanni XXI, Portuguese: João XXI; c. 1215 – 20 May 1277), born Pedro Julião (Latin: Petrus Iulianus), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 September 1276 to his death in May 1277. He is the only Portuguese pope in history. He is sometimes identified with the logician and herbalist Peter of Spain (Latin: Petrus Hispanus; Portuguese: Pedro Hispano), which would make him the only pope to have been a physician.

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