John XVI, born Johannes Philagathos, called by Latin chroniclers Piligato or Filagatto (died ca 1001) was an antipope from 997 to 998. For the book by Robert Rankin, see The Antipope. ... Events City of Gdansk is founded Saint Adalbert of Prague is sent to Prussia by Boleslaus I of Poland Samuil of Bulgaria crowned Tsar by Pope Gregory V The town of Trondheim is founded. ... Events Benedictine abbey founded at Sherborne Births Deaths Abul-Wafa, iranian mathematician Categories: 998 ...

Born at Rossano in the Byzantine territories of southern Italy, he was the chaplain of Theophanu,^[1] the Empress consort of Emperor Otto II (973–983), who had come from Constantinople. Twice he acted as Imperial chancellor in Italy for Otto II, in 980-982, whereupon he was appointed abbot of Noantula, and in 991-992. Between his sojourns in Italy he was appointed tutor to the seven-year-old Emperor's son, Otto, in 987. By the Empress's persuasion he was appointed bishop of Piacenza, and he was sent to Constantinople to accompany home a Byzantine princess for the younger Otto. After the Emperor's death, the youthful Emperor Otto III (983–1002) came to the aid of Pope John XV (985–996) in 996, to put down the rebellion of a faction led by the rich and powerful Roman nobleman Crescentius the Younger. Otto III stopped to be acclaimed King of Lombardy at Pavia, and failed to reach Rome before the Pope died. Once in Rome, Otto III engineered the election of his cousin Bruno of Carinthia as Pope Gregory V (996–999), and the new pontiff then crowned Otto III Emperor, 21 May 996. Rossano is a town in Southern Italy, in Calabria in Cosenza province. ... Otto II and Theophano Theophanu (960 – June 15, 991) (Greek: Θεοφανώ Theophano), also spelled Theophania, was born in Constantinople, and was the wife of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor. ... Otto II ( 955 – December 7, 983, Rome), was the third German ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty. ... Otto II and Theophano. ... The tribune of the basilica in the abbey of Nonantola The Abbey of Nonantola, entytled to Saint Sylvester, is a former Benedictine monastery and prelature nullius in the commune of Nonantola, six miles north-east of Modena, in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy The abbey was founded in 752... Otto III in a medieval manuscript Otto III (980 – January 23, 1002, Paterno, Italy) was the fourth ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty. ... Piacenza (Placentia in Latin and old-fashioned English, Piasëinsa in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. ... John XV, pope from 984 to 996, generally recognized as the successor of Boniface VII, the pope John who was said to have ruled for four months after John XIV, being now omitted by the best authorities. ... Crescentius the Younger, or Crescentius II (died 998), son of Crescentius the Elder, was a leader of the aristocracy of medieval Rome. ... King of Italy (rex Italiae in Latin and re dItalia in Italian) is a title adopted by many rulers of the Italian peninsula after the fall of the Roman Empire. ... Church San Michele in Pavia The Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio) on the Ticino river is a symbol of Pavia Pavìa (the ancient Ticinum) (population 71,000) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its... Gregory V, né Bruno ( 972 – February 18, 999), Pope from May 3, 996 to February 18, 999, son of the Salian Otto I, Duke of Carinthia, who was a grandson of the Emperor Otto I the Great (936–973). ...

Once Otto III had returned to Germany, the faction headed by Crescentius II violently unseated Gregory V and, with the active support of the Eastern Emperor, Basil II, acclaimed John as Pope John XVI (997–998). A synod of the Western bishops held in 997 at the Imperial capital in Italy, Pavia, decided in Gregory V's favour and excommunicated John. Painting of Basil II, from an 11th century manuscript. ... Church San Michele in Pavia The Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio) on the Ticino river is a symbol of Pavia Pavìa (the ancient Ticinum) (population 71,000) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its...

The revolt of Crescentius II was decisively suppressed by Otto III, who marched once again upon Rome, in February 998. John XVI fled, but the Emperor's troops pursued and captured him, cut off his nose and ears, cut out his tongue, broke his fingers and blinded him, that he might not write, and publicly degraded him before Otto III and Gregory V, then shut him in a Roman monastery. John XVI was sent to the monastery of Fulda, in Germany, where died about 1001. Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the Fulda River and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (Kreis). ...

Johann's consent to be enthroned as pope against the claims of Gregory can be seen as a manipulation of the constant political struggles by the Roman nobles against Imperial power, accruing to the advantage of Byzantine influence against the widening of Imperial power in Rome, where Gregory was the first German pontiff.^[2]

Although he was not a legitimate pope, the next Pope John took the regnal number XVII, and the sequencing was never subsequently corrected. Further, there was never a Pope John XX at all. Hence, the most recent John, Pope John XXIII (1958–1963), was in fact only the twenty-first legitimate pope of that name.^[3] The current Pope is Benedict XVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger), who was elected at the age of 78 on 19 April 2005. ... John XVII, né Sicco (died November 6, 1003), was a native of Rome who succeeded Silvester II as pope on June 13, 1003, but died less than five months later. ... There has never been a Pope John XX. Some 11th century historians believed that there had been a pope named John between antipope Boniface VII and the actual Pope John XV; thus, the series of Pope John XV to Pope John XIX was mistakenly numbered John XVI to XX. These... Blessed Pope John XXIII (Latin: ), (Italian: Giovanni XXIII), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (November 25, 1881 – June 3, 1963), was elected as the 261st Pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City on October 28, 1958. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

Notes

Arnulf of Milan, or Arnulfus Mediolanensis (flourished c. ... Pope John XXII, born Jacques Duèze or dEuse (1249 – December 4, 1334), was the son of a shoemaker in Cahors. ...

References

• (Michael Tilly) in Schaff-Herzog, Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon,: "Johannes XVI"

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<be> For the book by Robert Rankin, see The Antipope. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... Image File history File links Emblem_of_the_Papacy. ... Novatian (died 258) was a scholar and antipope who held the title between 251 and 258. ... Felix II is generally considered an antipope rather than a pope. ... Ursicinus, also known as Ursinus was elected pope in a violently contested election in 366 as a rival to Pope Damasus I, ruled in Rome for several months in 366 &#8211; 367, was afterwards declared the antipope, and died after 381. ... Antipope Eulalius (died 423) was an antipope who reigned from December 418 to April 419, although elected the day before Pope Boniface I. Honorius, the Emperor, called a Synod &#8212; the first intervention by the Emperor in a Papal election &#8212; to decide upon the matter. ... Laurentius (Laurence) was an antipope of the Roman Catholic church, from 498 to 499 and from 501 to 506. ... Discorus, Antipope from 22 September 530 – 14 October 530. ... Theodore was an antipope of the Roman Catholic church, during the year of 687. ... Paschal was an antipope of the Roman Catholic church, during the year of 687. ... Antipope Constantine II was an antipope from 767 to 768, during the reign of Pope Stephen IV. He was killed by the Lombards, when prisoner in the monastery of San Saba. ... Antipope Philip was pope for only one day (July 31, 768). ... John was an antipope of the Roman Catholic church, during the year of 433. ... Anastasius III Bibliothecarius (circa 810- 879) was an antipope of the Roman Catholic Church, during the year 855. ... Christopher was an antipope from October 903 to January 904, probably dying that year. ... Boniface VII (died July 20, 985), who attained the papal chair in 974, is sometimes styled an antipope. ... On the death of Pope Sergius IV in June, 1012, a certain Gregory, opposed the party of the Theophylae (which elected Pope Benedict VIII against him), and got himself made pope, seemingly by a small faction. ... Silvester III, né John of Crescenzi – Ottaviani family (born in Rome; probably died in 1062 or 1063); was Pope in 1045. ... Pope/Antipope Benedict X (reigned 1058–1059; died ca. ... Honorius II (d. ... Guibert or Wibert of Ravenna (c. ... Theodoric was an antipope in 1100 and 1101. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Sylvester IV was a claimant to the papacy from 1105 to 1111. ... Gregory VIII (d. ... Celestine II (born Teobaldo Boccapecci or Boccapeconai, Latin Thebaldus Buccapecuc) was an antipope from December 15 or 16, 1124 to 1125 or 1126. ... Anacletus II, born Pietro Pierloni, (d. ... Victor IV, born Gregorio Conti was chosen by a party in succession to the antipope Anacletus II (1130–38) on March 13, 1138, but through the influence of Bernard of Clairvaux was induced two months afterwards to make his submission to Pope Innocent II (1130–43). ... Victor IV, the former Cardinal Octavianus (Ottaviano Crescenzi Ottaviani of Monticelli), was known as the Ghibelline antipope. ... Antipope Paschal III (or Paschal III) was Antipope from 1164 to September 20, 1168. ... Antipope Callixtus III (or Callistus III) was Antipope from September 1168 to 29 August 1178. ... Innocent III (Lanzo of Sezza) was an antipope during 1179 to 1180. ... Nicholas V, born Pietro Rainalducci (died October 16, 1333) was an antipope in Italy from May 12, 1328 to July 25, 1330 during the pontificate of Pope John XXII (1316–34) at Avignon. ... Robert of Geneva (1342-16 September 1394) was elected to the papacy as Pope Clement VII by the French cardinals who opposed Urban VI, and was the first Avignon antipope of the Western Schism. ... Benedict XIII, born Pedro Martínez de Luna, (b. ... Alexander V (also Peter of Candia or Peter Philarges, c. ... Antipope John XXIII Baldassare Cossa, (about 1370 – November 22, 1419), also known as John XXIII,was Pope or antipope during the Western Schism (1410–1415) and is now officially regarded by the Catholic Church as an antipope. ... Clement VIII was one of the antipopes of the Avignon line, reigning from 10 June 1423 to 26 July 1429. ... Benedict XIV (died circa 1433) was Counter-Antipope from 1425 to 1433. ... Antipope Felix V, the last historical Antipope. ...