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1. www.goodreads.com › book › showPope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross | Goodreads

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   Jan 1, 2001 · For a thousand years her existence has been denied. She is the legend that will not die–Pope Joan, the ninth-century woman who disguised herself as a man and rose to become the only female ever to sit on the throne of St. Peter. Now in this riveting novel, Donna Woolfolk Cross paints a sweeping portrait of an unforgettable heroine who ...

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   A masterwork of suspense and passion that has as its center an unforgettable woman, the 9th Century Pope Joan. An enthralling, scholarly historical novel. Brilliant and talented, young Joan rebels against the medieval social strictures forbidding women to learn to read and write.

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   Is the story of Pope Joan a true story?

   • Truth be told, of course, the tale of Pope Joan is an absolute fiction and has long been dismissed by all reputable scholars. Still, the spurious story has been believed by many people over the centuries, and, not surprisingly, it was adopted by Protestant polemicists in the 16th century to promote anti-papal sentiment.

   Was There A Woman Pope? | Simply Catholic

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   Is Pope Joan a German bestseller?

   • Pope Joan was a selection of the Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Clubs. It is an international bestseller, translated into 36 different languages. In Germany, Pope Joan was the #1 bestseller for over three years. It is still on the list of longterm German bestsellers.

   Pope Joan: A Novel Paperback – Illustrated, June 9, 2009

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   Did Pope Joan ever exist?

   • Such was the widespread retelling of the story that in 1601 Pope Clement VIII felt it necessary to issue a formal statement that Pope Joan never existed. Pope Clement was not alone in his concern.

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   Why is Pope Joan important?

   • Pope Joan’s story, whether real or fiction, is important because it reveals the church’s dismissive attitude toward women and their leadership abilities. These kinds of attitudes are still prevalent today considering how the Catholic Church is still vehemently against ordaining women.

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4. www.kirkusreviews.com › pope-joanPOPE JOAN | Kirkus Reviews

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   Aug 1, 1996 · Four men who meet as college roommates move to New York and spend the next three decades gaining renown in their professions—as an architect, painter, actor and lawyer—and struggling with demons in their intertwined personal lives.

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   May 28, 2001 · The story, packed with period detail, follows Joan's gender-bending ascent against the background of the sacking of Rome and the Battle of Fontenoy-en-Puisaye, perhaps the bloodiest medieval conflict.

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   Pope Joan has all the elements: love, sex, violence, duplicity, and long-buried secrets. Los Angeles Times Book Review. Cross makes an excellent, entertaining case in her work of historical fiction that, in the Dark Ages, a woman sat on the papal throne for two years.

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8. www.amazon.com › Pope-Joan-Donna-Woolfolk-Cross › dpPope Joan: A Novel: Donna Woolfolk Cross: 9780345416261 ...

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   Jan 1, 1996 · For a thousand years men have denied her existence--Pope Joan, the woman who disguised herself as a man and rose to rule Christianity for two years. Now this compelling novel animates the legend with a portrait of an unforgettable woman who struggles against restrictions her soul cannot accept.

9. www.penguinrandomhouse.com › books › 33813Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross: 9780307452368 ...

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   Paperback. –. Paperback. $19.00. Jun 09, 2009 | ISBN 9780307452368. Add to Cart. Buy from Other Retailers: Ebook. +. About Pope Joan. “Pope Joan has all the elements one wants in a historical drama—love, sex, violence, duplicity, and long-buried secrets. Cross has written an engaging book.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review.