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196th Roman Pontiff
John XXII
IOANNES Vicesimus Secundus
Jacques Duèze (or d'Euse)
195th Successor of St Peter · 1316–1334 · France · b. Cahors, Quercy, Kingdom of France
1316
Elected
1334
Reign ended
18 years
Length
14th
Century
The Life
Subject of the Kingdom of France. Pope at Avignon. Controversial for his views on the beatific vision. Opposed the Franciscan understanding of the poverty of Christ and his apostles, famously leading William of Ockham to write against unlimited papal power.
Portrait: Unknown century 14th / Wikimedia Commons