Pope John VIII
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Pope John VIII was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 14 December 872 to his death. He is often considered one of the most able popes of the 9th century.
Posthumous miniature of John VIII, 14th century
John VIII's letter to Svatopluk I of Moravia
An 876 bull of John VIII
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
Pope John VIII
…List of murdered popes Pope Joan This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Pope John VIII". Catholic Encyclopedia…
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.