The Legend of Pope Joan: In Search of the Truth
Peter Stanford
207 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 042517347X
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Language: English
Publish: 954576000000
BiographyChristianityEuropean HistoryHistoryMedievalMedieval HistoryNonfictionReligionSpiritualityWomens
As the controversy over women in the church continues, an author thoroughly explores the often dismissed legend of an English woman who, in the middle of the ninth century, disguised herself as a man and became Pope of the Catholic Church. Reprint.