Pope Joan
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Pope Joan was a woman who purportedly reigned as popess for two years during the Middle Ages. Her story first appeared in chronicles in the 13th century and subsequently spread throughout Europe. The
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
Illustration of Pope Innocent X having his testicles examined, from Roma Triumphans (1645)
An untitled popess on the Rosenwald Sheet of uncut Tarot woodcuts. Early 16th-century. Now in National Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Conclave (film)
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Conclave is a 2024 political thriller film directed by Edward Berger and written by Peter Straughan, based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow
Pope Joan
…of the Only Female Pope (2005). Howard Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood contains a reference. In the 2016 novel by Robert Harris, Conclave (later filmed), a liberal candidate to the Papacy states that his regnal name would be "John", foreshadowing a twist with parallels to the legend of Pope Joan. Emily…
U.S. theatrical release poster
Ralph Fiennes 2024
Isabella Rossellini at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival