Pope Joan: The Legendary Female Pope
History Dispatches
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The Myth and Cultural Impact of Pope Joan
This chapter examines the legend of Pope Joan, a supposed female pope, and its impact on the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages. It discusses the rise of ridicule against the Church in the 1500s and the eventual debunking of her existence in the 1600s.
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