Skip to content
John XVII

File:Italy_1000_AD_alt1.svg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ227963· pop 70· linked from 328 articles

Also known as John Sicco, Pope John XVII, Ioannes XVII

pope

OverviewAI-generated

John XVII, also known as Ioannes, was a male Catholic priest who served as Pope. He was a citizen of the Papal States and worked in Rome. His religious affiliation was with the Catholic Church. He was born in Rapagnano and died in Rome on 1003-12-12.

He is buried in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran. His life and role are described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. He is also recognized in the Popes collection.

Synthesized by Vinony from 14 facts across 2 sources: Wikidata, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ioannes
Gender
male
Citizenship
Papal States
Place of birth
Rapagnano
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
Catholic priest
Position held
Pope
Image
Pope John XVII.jpg
Work location
Papal States
Show 4 more facts
Commons category
Ioannes XVII
date of death
1003-12-12
described by source
Wikitólica
Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

~7 min read

Encyclopedic overview

The Papal States in the year 1000 Pope John XVII (Latin: Ioannes XVII; died 6 November 1003), born John Sicco, was the bishop of Rome and nominal ruler of the Papal States for about seven months in 1003. He was one of the popes chosen and eclipsed by the patrician John Crescentius.

Family

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John XVII” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (2)