John XIV (Pope)

John XIV , actually Petrus Canepanova , († August 20, 984 in Rome ) was Pope from 983 to 984.

He was Bishop of Pavia from 966 and was raised to Pope in November or early December 983 under the influence of the Reformation by Otto II , whose Arch Chancellor he was. When he died in the same year, the antipope Boniface VII, banished to Byzantium in 974, was able to return to Rome in April 984 and had Johannes captured with the help of the Crescentier and imprisoned in Castel Sant'Angelo , where he starved to death on August 20, 984. Otto III. As king under the reign of his mother Theophanu, he succeeded his late father, Emperor Otto II.

The later misinterpretation of his “active” rule and his imprisonment as two pontificate of different people resulted in confusion when counting the popes of his name. Hence the name John XX. not used to correct the alleged error.

John XIV gave up his real name and chose a papal name because he did not feel worthy to act under his birth name Peter and thus to place himself on a par with the apostle Peter .

Web links

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literature

Michael Tilly : John XIV (Pope). In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 3, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-035-2 , Sp. 212. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia , Robert Appleton Company, New York 1913.

predecessor	Office	successor
Benedict VII	Pope 983-984	Boniface VII

personal data
SURNAME	John XIV.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Petrus Canepanova
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Pope (983-984)
DATE OF BIRTH	9th century or 10th century
DATE OF DEATH	August 20, 984
Place of death	Rome