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• John XV (XVI) —     Pope John XV (XVI)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope John XV (XVI)     Enthroned 985; d. April, 996. After John XIV had been removed by force, the usurper, Boniface VII, reigned eleven months, dying in July, 985. A Roman named John, the son… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope John XV (XVI) —     Pope John XV (XVI)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope John XV (XVI)     Enthroned 985; d. April, 996. After John XIV had been removed by force, the usurper, Boniface VII, reigned eleven months, dying in July, 985. A Roman named John, the son… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Pope John — has been the most common papal name in the Roman Catholic Church, used by 21 popes, though the numbering of them has been irregular through history due to antipopes and differences in old lists. The Latin name is Iohannes .# Pope John I (523–526) …   Wikipedia

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