Pope John XXI
John XXI | |
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| Bishop of Rome | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | 8 September 1276 |
| Papacy ended | 20 May 1277 |
| Predecessor | Adrian V |
| Successor | Nicholas III |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 1275 |
| Created cardinal | 3 June 1273 by Gregory X |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pedro Julião c. 1215 |
| Died | 20 May 1277 (aged 61–62) Viterbo, Papal States |
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| Other popes named John | |
Pope John XXI (Latin: Ioannes XXI, Italian: Giovanni XXI, Portuguese: João XXI; c. 1215 – 20 May 1277), born Pedro Julião (Latin: Petrus Iulianus), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 September 1276 to his death in May 1277. He is the only ethnically Portuguese pope in history. He is sometimes identified with the logician and herbalist Peter of Spain (Latin: Petrus Hispanus; Portuguese: Pedro Hispano), which would make him the only pope to have been a physician.