Why Pope Joan?

For 700 years a tale has been told about an English woman who was elected pope in the mid-ninth century. Called Pope Joan, she supposedly was born in Mainz of English parents. Dressed as a man, she traveled to Athens with a lover, acquired an education, moved to Rome, impressed the cardinals (who di...

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Main Author: Noble, Thomas F. X. 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2013
In: The catholic historical review
Year: 2013, Volume: 99, Issue: 2, Pages: 219-238
Further subjects:B Pope Joan
B Female clergy
B Papacy
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