Pope John XVII

Pope John XVII

Infobox Pope
English name=John XVII


birth_name=Sicco
term_start=June 13, 1003
term_end=December, 1003
predecessor=Silvester II
successor=John XVIII
birth_date=???
birthplace=Rome, Italy
dead=dead|death_date=December, 1003
deathplace=Rome, Italy
other=John

John XVII (died December, 1003), born in Sicco, was a native of Rome who succeeded Pope Silvester II (999–1003) as Pope on June 13, 1003, but died less than five months later. Before entering the priesthood, Sicco had been married and had three sons who also became bishops.

John XVII was nominated to the papacy by John Crescentius, a Roman noble who held power in the city in opposition to Emperor Otto III (983–1002). John XVII's successor, Pope John XVIII (1004–09), was also selected by Crescentius.

The previous legitimate Pope John is generally considered to be John XV (985–996). John XVI (997–998) was an antipope, according to conventional wisdom, and thus his regnal number XVI should have been reused. But this did not occur, and the sequencing has never been corrected.

References

*


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pope John XVII (XVIII) —     Pope John XVII (XVIII)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope John XVII (XVIII)     Date of birth unknown; d. 6 Nov., 1003. When Sylvester II died on 12 May, 1003, there was no actual authority in Rome which could curb the nobles. Thus the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Pope John XVII of Alexandria — was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark (1727 – 1745). Originally from Mallawy in Elmenya in upper Egypt , joined the Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite as a monk and was named Abd Elsayed… …   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

  • Pope John of Alexandria — John has been the papal name of several Coptic Popes.* Patriarch John II (I) of Alexandria (496–505) * Patriarch John III (II) of Alexandria (505–516) * Pope John III of Alexandria (677–688) * Pope John IV of Alexandria (776–799) * Pope John V of …   Wikipedia

  • John XVII (XVIII) —     Pope John XVII (XVIII)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope John XVII (XVIII)     Date of birth unknown; d. 6 Nov., 1003. When Sylvester II died on 12 May, 1003, there was no actual authority in Rome which could curb the nobles. Thus the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Pope John Paul II — John Paul II John Paul II in 1993 Papacy began 16 October 1978 Papacy ended 2 April 2005 ( 1000000000000002600000026 years, 1000000 …   Wikipedia

  • Pope John XVIII (XIX) —     Pope John XVIII (XIX)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope John XVIII (XIX)     Successor of John XVII, consecrated Christmas, 1003; d. June, 1009. He was the son of a Roman priest named Leo, and, before his elevation to the papacy, his name… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • John XVII (XVIII), Pope — • Date of birth unknown; d. 6 Nov., 1003 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Pope John XVIII — Infobox Pope English name=John XVIII birth name=Fasanius term start=January, 1004 term end=July, 1009 predecessor=John XVII successor=Sergius IV birth date=??? birthplace=Rapagnano, Italy dead=dead|death date=July, 1009 deathplace=Rome, Italy… …   Wikipedia

  • John (XVII) — ▪ pope [1003] original name  Giovanni Siccone  born , Rome died Dec. 6, 1003       pope from June to December 1003. Chosen by the patrician John Crescentius III, he succeeded Pope Sylvester II. John was merely a puppet of his relatives the… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”