Pope John XXI

Pope John XXI, born Pedro Julião (Latin, Petrus Iulianus) (c. 1215 – 20 May 1277), a Portuguese often identified with Pedro Hispano (Latin, Petrus Hispanus; English, Peter of Spain), was Pope from 1276 until his death about eight months later. He was the only Portuguese pope, although Damasus I can also be considered Portuguese, as he was born in territory that is nowadays in Portugal, and Paul IV had a Portuguese grandmother.

He was also the only pope to have been a physician.

Because he decided to skip the number XX, the previous pope named John was Pope John XIX (1024–32). Pope John XXI is technically the 19th actual Pope John.

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