Pope John XIV |
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Papacy began | December 983 |
Papacy ended | 20 August 984 |
Predecessor | Benedict VII |
Successor | John XV |
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Birth name | Pietro Canepanova |
Born | ??? Pavia, Italy |
Died | 20 August 984 Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire |
Other popes named John |
Pope John XIV (Latin: Ioannes XIV; died 20 August 984) was the head of the Catholic Church from December 983 to his death in 984. He was the successor to Pope Benedict VII.
John XIV was born at Pavia, and before his elevation to the papal chair was imperial chancellor of Emperor Otto II, yet still only the latter's second choice for pope.
His original name was Pietro Canepanova,[1] but he took the name John XIV to avoid being linked to St. Peter himself.
Otto II died shortly after his election, his heir Otto III, being only 3 years old and unable to protect John's position as Pope. Antipope Boniface VII (974, 984–985), on the strength of the popular feeling against the new Pope, returned from Constantinople and placed John XIV in prison in the Castel Sant'Angelo, where he died either from starvation or poison.[2]
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "John XIV (pope)". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press
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Preceded by Benedict VII |
Pope 983–984 |
Succeeded by John XV |
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