What names is John XVII known by?

He is known by the aliases John Sicco, Pope John XVII, and Ioannes XVII.

What was John XVII's religious role?

He served as a Catholic priest and was elected Pope, making him a central figure in the Catholic Church hierarchy.

What territory was connected to John XVII's position?

As Pope, he was connected to the Papal States, which were territories mostly located in the Appenine Peninsula under the sovereign direct rule of the pope.

John XVII

pope

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John XVII — Artaud de Montor (1772–1849) · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

13 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[9]
Date of death: December 12, 1003
Place of birth: Rapagnano
Place of death: Rome
Country of citizenship: Papal States^[6]
Occupation: Catholic priest
Position held: Pope^[7]
Religion or worldview: Catholic Church^[8]
Work location: Rome, Papal States^[11]^[12]
Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13]^[14]^[15]
Given name: Ioannes^[10]
Place of burial: Archbasilica of St. John Lateran^[5]

🏷️ Also known as

en Ioannes XVII en Pope John XVII en John XVII en John Sicco ar يوحنا السابع عشر cs Jan XVII. de Johannes XVII. de Giovanni Sicco el Πάπας Ιωάννης ΙΖ΄ es Juan XVII es Papa Juan XVII fa ژان هفدهم fi Johannes XVII fr Jean XVII he יוחנן השבעה עשר hu XVII. János pápa id Paus Yohanes XVII id Yohanes XVII it Giovanni XVII it papa Giovanni XVII

🔖 Identifiers · 29

ISNI: 000000000218035X
VIAF cluster ID: 52047169
GND ID: 100950159
British Museum person or institution ID: 140959
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: johannes-johannes-xvii
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00166340
Catholic Encyclopedia ID: 08428b
Catholic Hierarchy person ID: siccone
Cathopedia article ID: Papa_Giovanni_XVII
DDB person (GND) ID: 100950159
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 100950159
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 100950159

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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/John-XVII
FactGrid item ID: Egon Spiegel
Freebase ID: /m/01_rmh
Genealogics.org person ID: I00442491
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Johannes_17.
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID: person/635639792213
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 28089
KSW person ID: 86587
Larousse ID: personnage/wd/125704
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID: 03272/eu_j_0809/j0809
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3916676
Orthodox Encyclopedia ID: 469704
Our Campaigns candidate ID: 106567
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID: papa-giovanni-xvii
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/45993
WikiKids ID: Paus_Johannes_XVII
Wikitólica ID: p/papa-juan-xvii

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🔗 Connections

Described by source 3

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia

Work location 2

Rome, Papal States

Country of citizenship 1

Papal States

Given name 1

Ioannes

Instance of 1

human

Occupation 1

Catholic priest

Place of birth 1

Rapagnano

Place of burial 1

Archbasilica of St. John Lateran

Place of death 1

Rome

Position held 1

Pope

Religion or worldview 1

Catholic Church

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

John XVII was born in Rapagnano^[1]. He died on December 12, 1003^[2], in Rome^[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest^[4].

FAQs

Where was John XVII born?

John XVII was born in Rapagnano^[1].

Where did John XVII die?

John XVII died in Rome^[3].

What did John XVII do for work?

John XVII worked as a Catholic priest^[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[1] ↑ John XVII — place of birth (P19): Rapagnano. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ John XVII — place of death (P20): Rome. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ John XVII — sex or gender (P21): male. Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ John XVII — country of citizenship (P27): Papal States. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ John XVII — position held (P39): Pope. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ John XVII — occupation (P106): Catholic priest. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ John XVII — place of burial (P119): Archbasilica of St. John Lateran. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ John XVII — religion or worldview (P140): Catholic Church. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-10-16. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ John XVII — date of death (P570): December 12, 1003. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ John XVII — given name (P735): Ioannes. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ John XVII — work location (P937): Rome. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ John XVII — work location (P937): Papal States. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ John XVII — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ John XVII — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ John XVII — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.

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18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗

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Occupation → Catholic priest

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Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Occupation → Catholic priest

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