From St. Peter to Pope John Paul II. Eminence of the Papacy; Their Namesakes and Influence in the popular written culture. References, Texts and more.
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What ever happened to to the popes?

Here is a list of popes since St. Peter.  We have arranged that by clicking on the name, an automated book search will be generated. This will allow a quick and continuously updated check on what has been written, and what is publicly available.  Obviously there is a lot of information in the Vatican and other institutions.  But this list and links will show their legacy in popular culture. One could also check references to Ancient Rome and the Holy Roman Empire.

the key texts first

Encyclopedia of the Vatican and Papacy
by Frank J. Coppa (May 1999)
THIS IS THE MAIN RESOURCE  ... A MUST HAVE for inquirying catholics and scholars

Papal Genealogy : The Families and Descendents of the Popes
by George L. Williams

The Myth of Pope Joan   SIMPLY FASCINATING
by Alain Boureau, Lydia G. Cochrane

Upon This Rock : The Popes and Their Changing Role
by Paul Collins

Passing the Keys : Modern Cardinals, Conclaves and the Election of the Next Pope
by Francis A. Burkle-Young

Origins of Papal Infallibility, 1150-1350 : A Study on the Concepts of Infallibility, Sovereignty and Tradition in the Middle Ages 
by Brian Tierney ( August 1997)

On Biblical Inspiration and on Infallibility
by John Henry Newman

Saints & Sinners : A History of the Popes
by Eamon Duffy

A History of the Popes 1830-1914 (Oxford History of the Christian Church)
by Owen Chadwick ( May 1998)

Popes, Canonists and Texts, 1150-1550 (Variorum Collected Studies, Cs 412)
by Kenneth Pennington ( June 1993)

Innocent III : Studies on Papal Authority and Pastoral Care (Collected Studies, 490)
by Brenda Bolton ( August 1995)


Clement V (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought. Fourth Series, 36)
by Sophia Menache

John Xxii and the Papal Teaching Authority (Texts and Studies in Religion, Vol 27)
by James Heft

Quaestio De Potestate Papae (Rex Pacificua)/an Enquiry into the Power of the Pope : A Critical Edition and Translation (Texts and Studies in Religion,
by R. W. Dyson

 

St. Peter
St. Linus
St. Anacletus
St. Clement
St. Evaristus
St. Alexander
St. Sixtus I
St. Telesphorus
St. Hyginus
St. Pius I
St. Anicetus
St. Soter
St. Eleutherius
St. Victor I
St. Zephyrinus
St. Callistus I
St. Urban I
St. Pontain
St. Anterus
St. Fabian
St. Cornelius
St. Lucius I
St. Stephen I
St. Sixtus II
St. Dionysius
St. Felix I
St. Eutychian
St. Caius
St. Marcellinus
St. Marcellus I
St. Eusebius
St. Miltiades
St. Sylvester I
St. Marcus
St. Julius I
Liberius
St. Damasus I
St. Siricius
St. Anastasius I
St. Innocent I
St. Zosimus
St. Boniface I
St. Celestine I
St. Sixtus III
St. Leo I
St. Hilarius
St. Simplicius
St. Felix III
St. Gelasius I
Anastasius II
St. Symmachus
St. Hormisdas
St. John I
St. Felix IV
Boniface II
John II
St. Agapetus I
St. Silverius
Vigilius
Pelagius I
John III
Benedict I
Pelagius II
St. Gregory I
Sabinian
Boniface III
St. Boniface IV
St. Deusdedit
Adeodatus I
Boniface V
Honorius I
Severinus
John IV
Theodore I
St. Martin I
St. Eugene I
St. Vitalian
Adeodatus
Donus
St. Agatho
St. Leo II
St. Benedict II
John V
Conon
St. Sergius I
John VI
John VII
Sisinnius
Constantine
St. Gregory II
St. Gregory III
St. Zachary
Stephen II
Stephen III
St. Paul I
Stephen IV
Adrian I
St. Leo III
Stephen V
St. Paschal I
Eugene II
Valentine
Gregory IV
Sergius II
St. Leo IV
Benedict III
St. Nicholas I
Adrian II
John VIII
Marinus I
St. Adrian III
Stephen VI
Formosus
Boniface VI
Stephen VII
Romanus
Theodore II
John IX
Benedict IV
Leo V
Sergius III
Anastasius III
Lando
John X
Leo VI
Stephen VIII
John XI
Leo VII
Stephen IX
Marinus II
Agapetus II
John XII
Leo VIII
Benedict V
John XIII
Benedict VI
Benedict VII
John XIV
John XV
Gregory V
Sylvester II
John XVII
John XVIII
Sergius IV
Benedict VIII
John XIX
Benedict IX
Sylvester III
Benedict IX
Gregory VI
Clement II
Benedict IX
Damasus II
St. Leo IX
Victor II
Stephen X
Nicholas II
Alexander II
St. Gregory VII
Blessed Victor III
Blessed Urban II
Paschal II
Gelasius II
Callistus II
Honorius II
Innocent II
Celestine II
Lucius II
Blessed Eugene III
Anastasius IV
Adrian IV
Alexander III
Lucius III
Urban III
Gregory VIII
Clement III
Celestine III
Innocent III
Honorius III
Gregory IX
Celestine IV
Innocent IV
Alexander IV
Urban IV
Clement IV
Blessed Gregory X
Blessed Innocent V
Adrian V
John XXI
Nicholas III
Martin IV
Honorius IV
Nicholas IV
St. Celestine V
Boniface VIII
Blessed Benedict XI
Clement V
John XXII
Benedict XII
Clement VI
Innocent VI
Blessed Urban V
Gregory XI
Urban VI
Boniface IX
Innocent VII
Gregory XII
Martin V
Eugene IV
Nicholas V
Callistus III
Pius II
Paul II
Sixtus IV
Innocent VIII
Alexander VI
Pius III
Julius II
Leo X
Adrian VI
Clement VII
Paul III
Julius III
Marcellus II
Paul IV
Pius IV
St. Pius V
Gregory XIII
Sixtus V
Urban VII
Gregory XIV
Innocent IX
Clement VIII
Leo XI
Paul V
Gregory XV
Urban VIII
Innocent X
Alexander VII
Clement IX
Clement X
Blessed Innocent XI
Alexander VIII
Innocent XII
Clement XI
Innocent XIII
Benedict XIII
Clement XII
Benedict XIV
Clement XIII
Clement XIV
Pius VI
Pius VII
Leo XII
Pius VIII
Gregory XVI
Ven. Pius
Leo XIII
St. Pius X
Benedict XV
Pius XI
Pius XII
John XXIII
Paul VI
John Paul I
John Paul II

 


 

 

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