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Joan, Pope — Legendary female pontiff who supposedly reigned, as Pope John VIII, for about 25 months from 855 to 858. The tale held that she was an Englishwoman who fell in love with a Benedictine monk, disguised herself as a man, and joined his order. After… … Universalium
Joan — /john/, n. 1. ( Fair Maid of Kent ) 1328 85, wife of Edward, the Black Prince, and mother of Richard II. 2. a fictitious female pope about A.D. 855 858. 3. a female given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Betty Joan Perske Baez Joan Chandos… … Universalium
Pope Joan — is the name of a female pope (also La Papessa ) who supposedly reigned for less than three years in the 850s between the papacies of Leo IV and Benedict III, [Dating varies (Boureau 1988).] based on an anti Catholic legend that circulated in the… … Wikipedia
Pope Joan (2009 film) — Pope Joan Release poster Directed by Sönke Wortmann Produced by Be … Wikipedia
Pope Joan — Popess Joan † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Popess Joan The fable about a female pope, who afterwards bore the name of Johanna (Joan), is first noticed in the middle of the thirteenth century. VARIATIONS OF THE FABLE First Version:… … Catholic encyclopedia
Joan — Popess Joan † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Popess Joan The fable about a female pope, who afterwards bore the name of Johanna (Joan), is first noticed in the middle of the thirteenth century. VARIATIONS OF THE FABLE First Version:… … Catholic encyclopedia
pope — The Pope † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pope (Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas, a variant of pappas father, in classical Latin pappas Juvenal, Satires 6:633). The title pope, once used with far greater latitude (see below … Catholic encyclopedia
Pope Joan — Pope Pope (p[=o]p), n. [AS. p[=a]pa, L. papa father, bishop. Cf. {Papa}, {Papal}.] 1. Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop. [Obs.] Foxe. [1913 Webster] 2. The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See {Note} under {Cardinal}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pope Joan — ist: Pope Joan (Kartenspiel), ein Kartenspiel der englische Name der Päpstin Johanna der Originaltitel des Filmes Papst Johanna Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pope John — has been the most common papal name in the Roman Catholic Church, used by 21 popes, though the numbering of them has been irregular through history due to antipopes and differences in old lists. The Latin name is Iohannes .# Pope John I (523–526) … Wikipedia
