RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope John XXI

1215 - 1277

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope John XXI is the 298th most popular religious figure (up from 303rd in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 17th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Portuguese Religious Figure.

Pope John XXI was most famous for being the first pope to be born in the western hemisphere. He was born in 1225 and died in 1277.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope John XXI ranks 298 out of 3,187. Before him are Jethro, Malik ibn Anas, Saint Patrick, Pope Julius I, Pope Boniface VI, and Ezra. After him are Denis, Pope John II, Saint Cecilia, Pope Soter, Pope Leo II, and Pope Eleutherius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1215, Pope John XXI ranks 3. Before him are Kublai Khan, and Pope Celestine V. After him are Pope Nicholas III, Violant of Hungary, Hethum I, King of Armenia, Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester, William of Moerbeke, Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg, Mécia Lopes de Haro, Zdislava Berka, and David VII of Georgia. Among people deceased in 1277, Pope John XXI ranks 2. Before him is Baibars. After him are Stefan Uroš I, Konstantin Tih, and Muhammad I al-Mustansir.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Pope John XXI ranks 14 out of 633. Before him are Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467), António Guterres (1949), Fernando Pessoa (1888), Luís de Camões (1524), Cristiano Ronaldo (1985), and Manuel I of Portugal (1469). After him are Isabella of Portugal (1503), Afonso I of Portugal (1109), José Mourinho (1963), Pedro I of Brazil (1798), John II of Portugal (1455), and Sebastian of Portugal (1554).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Portugal

Among religious figures born in Portugal, Pope John XXI ranks 2. Before him are Anthony of Padua (1195). After him are Sister Lúcia (1907), John of God (1495), José Saraiva Martins (1932), Manuel Monteiro de Castro (1938), Cristóvão Ferreira (1580), John de Britto (1647), Beatrice of Silva (1424), Pelagio Galvani (1165), António de Andrade (1580), and José Policarpo (1936).

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