John XXII
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noun
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The letter was one of three written to Pope John XXII, who refused to recognise King Robert I - Robert the Bruce - as the monarch in Scotland.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2023
The oldest document is an official letter from Pope John XXII, dated 1319.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2015
John XXII, in his quarrel with Visconti, trumped up charges of heresy which won public opinion away from Visconti, disassociated his friends, and ruined him.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
We took refuge in the old cathedral of Notre Dame des Dômes, where John XXII, who brought this glory to Avignon, lies in his Gothic tomb.
From The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age by Albert Bigelow Paine
For character and general efforts of John XXII, see Lea, Inquisition, vol. iii, p.
From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by Andrew Dickson White
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