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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope John XII

937 - 964

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Pope John XII (Latin: Ioannes XII; c. 930/937 – 14 May 964), born Octavian, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 16 December 955 to his death in 964. He was related to the counts of Tusculum, a powerful Roman family which had dominated papal politics for over half a century. He became pope in his late teenage years or early twenties. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope John XII has received more than 1,236,773 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Pope John XII is the 265th most popular religious figure (down from 237th in 2019), the 306th most popular biography from Italy (down from 281st in 2019) and the 113th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope John XII is most famous for being the first pope to resign from the papacy.

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  • 72

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  • 8.23

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  • 3.96

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope John XII ranks 265 out of 2,238Before him are Abd al-Muttalib, Pope Gelasius I, Pope Liberius, Nathan, Pope Eugene II, and Belshazzar. After him are Pope Paschal I, Philip Melanchthon, Pope Benedict IX, Pope John XIX, Zacchaeus, and Pope Gregory IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 937, Pope John XII ranks 1After him is Li Yu. Among people deceased in 964, Pope John XII ranks 1

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope John XII ranks 306 out of 4,668Before him are Lisa del Giocondo (1479), Archytas (-428), Enrico Dandolo (1107), Pope Eugene II (780), Filippo Lippi (1406), and Torquato Tasso (1544). After him are Pope Paschal I (775), Pope Benedict IX (1012), Pope John XIX (975), Monica Bellucci (1964), Roberto Rossellini (1906), and Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (1751).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope John XII ranks 113Before him are Pope Adrian II (792), Pope Nicholas I (800), Pope Alexander III (1100), Pope Gelasius I (410), Pope Liberius (310), and Pope Eugene II (780). After him are Pope Paschal I (775), Pope Benedict IX (1012), Pope John XIX (975), Pope Gregory IV (790), Pope Sixtus I (42), and Pope Celestine I (400).