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Via dei Querceti, Rome, Italy Pope Joan, 855–857, (Ioannes Anglicus) was, according to popular legend, a woman who reigned as pope for a few years during the Middle Ages. Her story first appeared in chronicles in the 13th century and subsequently spread throughout Europe. The story was widely believed for centuries, but most modern scholars regard it as fictional. She is said to have ruled until Easter of 855 when, following a mass at St. Peter’s, the papal procession passed through the neighborhood of Celio en route to the 9th century papal residence, St. John in Lateran. The excited crowds surrounded the Pope’s horse and this caused the horse to rear, sending the pregnant Papessa Giovanna into premature labour, and thereby divulging her secret. Shortly after she was killed and everything was covered up by her successor. That spot is marked today by an ancient portico, where tourists and Romans alike stop by and leave flowers. Close to the Colosseum. |
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