John VIII

John VIII may refer to:

  • Pope John VIII, Pope from 872 to 882
  • Antipope John VIII, antipope in 844
  • Patriarch John VIII of Constantinople, Patriarch from 1064 to 1065
  • John VIII Palaiologos (1392–1448), Byzantine Emperor
  • John VIII, Count of Harcourt, 1398–1424
  • John VIII, Count of Vendôme, 1426–1477
  • John VIII, Archbishop of Antivari, d. 1571
  • John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen, 1583–1638
  • The mythical Pope Joan, in some versions of her legend

Famous quotes containing the word viii:

    “For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast
    crowned him with glory and honor.
    Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands;”
    —Bible: Hebrew Psalm VIII (l. VIII, 5–6)