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187th Roman Pontiff
John XXI
IOANNES Vicesimus Primus
Pedro Julião
187th Successor of St Peter · 1276–1277 · Portugal · b. Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
1276
Elected
1277
Reign ended
1 year
Length
13th
Century
The Life
Subject of the Kingdom of Portugal. Due to a confusion over the numbering of popes named John in the 13th century, the ordinal XX was skipped.
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