Joan, Popess

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• Joan —     Popess Joan     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Popess Joan     The fable about a female pope, who afterwards bore the name of Johanna (Joan), is first noticed in the middle of the thirteenth century.     VARIATIONS OF THE FABLE     First Version:… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Popess — or Papess (a female Pope) may refer to: * Maria Visconti the Guglilmite Pope burned at the stake in the year 1300 * The Tarot Trump or Major Arcana card more commonly known in English as The High Priestess * The fictional Pope Joan …   Wikipedia

• Pope Joan —     Popess Joan     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Popess Joan     The fable about a female pope, who afterwards bore the name of Johanna (Joan), is first noticed in the middle of the thirteenth century.     VARIATIONS OF THE FABLE     First Version:… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope Joan — is the name of a female pope (also La Papessa ) who supposedly reigned for less than three years in the 850s between the papacies of Leo IV and Benedict III, [Dating varies (Boureau 1988).] based on an anti Catholic legend that circulated in the… …   Wikipedia

• Papal conclave — Conclave redirects here. For other uses, see Conclave (disambiguation). The Holy See This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Holy See …   Wikipedia

• Papal Tiara — The Papal Tiara, also known as the Triple Tiara, or in Latin as the Triregnum , and in Italian as the Triregno , is the three tiered jewelled papal crown, supposedly of Byzantine and Persian origin, that is a prominent symbol of the papacy. The… …   Wikipedia

• Title — For other uses, see Title (disambiguation). A title is a prefix or suffix added to someone s name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may even be inserted… …   Wikipedia

• La Papessa — La Popessa , also written as La Papessa , is a term used in tarot to refer to The Papess or The High Priestess playing card. It is also a term used informally by some Roman Catholics to refer to a woman who is perceived as exercising undue… …   Wikipedia

• ИОАННА ПАПЕССА — [лат. Joanna papissa], вымышленный персонаж, женщина, якобы занимавшая Папский престол в сер. IX в. (по другим версиям, в X или в XI в.). Легенда об И. П. получила широкое распространение с XIII в. и играла значительную роль в антикатолич.… …   Православная энциклопедия

• Папесса Иоанна — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Папесса Иоанна (значения). Папесса Иоанна в образе Вавилонской блудницы Папесса Иоанна  легендарная личность, женщина, якобы занимавшая папский престол под именем Иоанн VIII, между Львом IV… …   Википедия