Pope John XXI

Pope

John XXI
Pope; John XXI
Bishop of Rome
	Anonymous portrait, c. 16th century, now at the Archbishops Gallery of Braga, Portugal
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	8 September 1276
Papacy ended	20 May 1277
Predecessor	Adrian V
Successor	Nicholas III
Orders
Ordination	May 1275
Created cardinal	3 June 1273; by Gregory X
Personal details
Born	Pedro Julião; c. 1215; Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	20 May 1277 (aged 61–62); Viterbo, Papal States
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Braga (1272–1275); Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1273–1276);
Coat of arms
	Other popes named John

Pope John XXI (Latin: Ioannes XXI, Portuguese: João XXI; c. 1215 – 20 May 1277), born Pedro Julião^[1] (Latin: Petrus Iulianus), was the bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church from 8 September 1276 to his death. He is the only Portuguese pope in history.^[2] He is sometimes identified with the logician and herbalist Peter of Spain (Latin: Petrus Hispanus; Portuguese: Pedro Hispano), which would make him the only pope to have been a physician.^[2]

^ Richard McBrien (1997). Os Papas: De São Pedro à João Paulo II. Translated by Barbara Theoto Lambert. Edições Loyola. p. 229. ISBN 8515019132.
^ ^a ^b Richard P. McBrien, Lives of the Popes, (Harper Collins, 1997), 222.

[1] Richard McBrien (1997). Os Papas: De São Pedro à João Paulo II. Translated by Barbara Theoto Lambert. Edições Loyola. p. 229. ISBN 8515019132.

[McBrien222-2] Richard P. McBrien, Lives of the Popes, (Harper Collins, 1997), 222.

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