RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope John XXII

1244 - 1334

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Pope John XXII (Latin: Ioannes PP. XXII; 1244 – 4 December 1334), born Jacques Duèze (or d'Euse), was head of the Catholic Church from 7 August 1316 to his death, in December 1334. He was the second and longest-reigning Avignon Pope, elected by the Conclave of Cardinals, which was assembled in Lyon. Like his predecessor, Clement V, Pope John centralized power and income in the Papacy and lived a princely life in Avignon. John opposed the policies of Louis IV the Bavarian as Holy Roman Emperor, which prompted Louis to invade Italy and set up an antipope, Nicholas V. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope John XXII has received more than 674,952 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Pope John XXII is the 147th most popular religious figure (up from 162nd in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from France (up from 177th in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Religious Figure.

Pope John XXII is most famous for his contributions to the canonization of saints.

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  • 75.02

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  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope John XXII ranks 147 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Pius VII, Barnabas, Pope Paul V, Mani, Pope Lucius I, and Pope Innocent VIII. After him are Isidore of Seville, Pope Sylvester III, Pope Gregory XV, Pope Leo XII, Pope Benedict XIII, and Pope Pius IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1244, Pope John XXII ranks 1. After him are Henry I of Navarre, Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse, Boniface, Count of Savoy, Araniko, and Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway. Among people deceased in 1334, Pope John XXII ranks 1. After him are Safi-ad-din Ardabili, Tarmashirin, and Otto IV, Duke of Lower Bavaria.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pope John XXII ranks 151 out of 6,770. Before him are François Hollande (1954), Pope Clement V (1264), Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754), Charles IX of France (1550), Georges Braque (1882), and Eugène de Beauharnais (1781). After him are Zinedine Zidane (1972), Henry II of England (1133), Petronius (27), Évariste Galois (1811), Jean-François Millet (1814), and Alfred Dreyfus (1859).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pope John XXII ranks 7. Before him are John Calvin (1509), Pope Urban II (1042), Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), Thérèse of Lisieux (1873), Saint Sebastian (300), and Pope Clement V (1264). After him are Pope Martin IV (1220), Pope Urban V (1310), Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Pope Clement VI (1291), Saint Roch (1295), and Pope Benedict XII (1280).

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