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It also changes the date from the 11th to the 9th century, indicating that Joan reigned between Leo IV and Benedict III in the 850s. According to the Chronicon : John Anglicus, born at Mainz, was Pope for two years seven months and four days and died in Rome, after which there was a vacancy in the Papacy of one month.
Pope Joan, legendary female pontiff who supposedly reigned for more than 25 months, from 855 to 858, under the title of John VIII. It has subsequently been proved that a gap of only a few weeks fell between Pope Leo IV and Pope Benedict III and that the story is entirely apocryphal.
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Contents. hide. Beginning. Popes with the longest reigns. Popes with the shortest reigns. References and notes. List of popes by length of reign. Pius IX reigned for 31 years, 7 months, and 23 days (11,560 days) from 1846 to 1878.
Jun 10, 2015 · After distinguishing herself as a scholar, she rose through the church ranks and was elected Pope John VIII in the year 855. She went on to rule for more than two years, her gender always ...
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May 5, 2022 · Pope Joan was a legendary female pope of the Middle Ages said to have reigned from 855 to 858. After her story was popularized by Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), a statue of her was placed alongside those of other popes at Siena Cathedral. During the Reformation, her status was a focus of controversy.
Timeline. 855 - 857. The most commonly given dates for the reign of Pope Joan . 1254. Pope Innocent IV issues a decree restricting the rights of Dominicans to preach and hear confessions. 1255. Dominican Jean de Mailly writes the earliest surviving account of Joan's reign as pope. 1277.
