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John XXII

American  

noun

  1. Jacques Duèse, c1244–1334, French ecclesiastic: pope 1316–34.


John XXII British  

noun

  1. original name Jacques Duèse. ?1244–1334, pope (1316–34), residing at Avignon; involved in a long conflict with the Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV and opposed the Franciscan Spirituals

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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

The English Franciscan, William of Ockham, proved himself the most active and daring of the literary champions of the imperial claims against John XXII.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by William Hunt

The institution of the Angelus is by some ascribed to Pope Urban II., by some to John XXII.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

The side chapels are all of the fourteenth century; that of St. Joseph, now forming the antechamber of the sacristy, contains a noteworthy Gothic tomb and monument of Pope John XXII.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

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